This is a site about Pro Yakyu (Japanese Baseball), not about who the next player to go over to MLB is. It's a community of Pro Yakyu fans who have come together to share their knowledge and opinions with the world. It's a place to follow teams and individuals playing baseball in Japan (and Asia), and to learn about Japanese (and Asian) culture through baseball.
It is my sincere hope that once you learn a bit about what we're about here that you will join the community of contributors.
Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
マー君の同部屋男が、開幕ローテーション入りに王手をかけた。楽天の先発青山浩二投手(23)が4回2安打無失点と好投。直球の最速は146キロをマークし、新たな武器フォークも生きて5三振を奪った。「いいアピールができました」。野村監督は「もう1回テストして、よければ合格。次が正念場だ」と高評価した。一場、林恩宇がオープン戦で不調と先発候補は心配なだけに、次回登板の内容によって先発に昇格できる見込みだ。
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