He played for the New York Mets this year, but was released midseason after he was charged with drinking under the influence of alcohol in Florida in July.He and Kamisaka should make a good pair. Seems like more work for the Osaka traffic police.
I wish I was confident Koshien won't screw up those numbers, as it has a history of apparently suppressing offensive output (at least judged by Tigers and opposition runs scored per game).
Jim Albright
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