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Shota Takeda will join WBC Roster on behalf of Shohei Ohtani

The manager Hiroki Kokubo of the Japan national baseball team that officially nicknamed Samurai Japan, announced Shohei Ohtani of the Hokkaido NipponHam Fighters is out of roster for 2017 World Baseball Classic in February 3. Ohtani hurt his right ankle last year in the Japan series and still has pain. So Otani can not practice pitching, he will not be …

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Munenori Kawasaki is qualified for Last one Japan WBC Roster

On January 24 2017, the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization(NPB)announced the additional rosters of Japan national baseball team for 2017 World Baseball Classic. The 8 players playing at NPB such as Shintaro Fujinami and Ayumu Ishikawa were selected. However, most of the Major League Baseball players declined because they prioritized the camp of the team. So Houston Astros Norichika …

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Hiroshima Carp Masato Akamatsu got early stomach cancer

On December 28 2016, Masato Akamatsu of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp announced that he got stomach cancer. Akamatsu found the stomach cancer in early stage in health examination, and he will have a surgery in January 2017. His stomach cancer is not life threatening, but he had to undergo surgery. In surgery, Akamatsu may take half or two thirds of …

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Norichika Aoki joins 2017 WBC roster, but Ichiro Suzuki is out

On December 20 2016, the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization(NPB)announced the rosters of Japan national baseball team for 2017 World Baseball Classic. The 18 players playing at NPB such as Shohei  Otani and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo were selected. Then next day, the Houston Astros Norichika Aoki was selected as a member of Japan national team, officially nicknamed Samurai Japan. But …