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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
My name is Doug Collyer and I am the Director of Operations for the Bangor (ME) Lumberjacks Professional Baseball Team of the Northeast League. While this franchise played in Glens Falls, NY, we had a speedy infielder by the name of Kazuaki Miyazaki, who we sold to the Giants after the 1999 season. I know he has spent the past four seasons there, but I was wondering if anyone knew what has happened to him, as he is not listed on the 2004 roster of any team. Was he traded or released? We include him in the "Where are they now?" portion of our souvenir program, and I would be very appreciative if anyone could give me any information on where he is playing.
Thank you in advance for your time.
Sincerely,
Doug Collyer
Director of Operations
Bangor Lumberjacks