"Hiroki Kuroda needed no interpreter for his reaction to the latest trade rumor involving him.

Kuroda laughed.

He's been involved in a whirlwind of trade reports, and the latest has Kuroda willing to waive his no-trade clause with the Dodgers for either the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox, according to ESPN.

Asked to confirm the report, Kuroda had a good laugh first.

"I can't confirm that, because I've never talked about those teams," Kuroda said through an interpreter. "I've never talked about these things."

Kuroda, who signed a one-year deal with the Dodgers in the offseason, is believed to have a short list - if one at all - of teams to whom he'd accept a trade.

"My agent hasn't really told me which teams are interested in me," Kuroda said, "so I can't really comment on it."

The trade deadline is July 31.

Kuroda said he doesn't read newspapers or the Internet concerning possible deals. Asked if he was open to a trade, Kuroda was still noncommittal: "The only thing I'm thinking about right now is my start in two days. I haven't put any thought into (a trade)."

The 36-year-old might not even play baseball after this year, but he's maintained that he's not thinking about that, either.

"Not at all. This may be the last year I'll pitch," Kuroda said. "You never know what will happen. I'm just thinking about this year.""