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Non-News du Jour: Kyuji to Stay with Hanshin

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Non-News du Jour: Kyuji to Stay with Hanshin

by Patrick Newman (Dec 3, 2008)

Kyuji Fujikawa got himself into the news the other day, commenting that he intends to hang out in Japan for the time being. "I think I'm happier playing in Japan [than in the majors]", said Kyuji, adding that he wants to beat the Giants next year. I wouldn't have posted this, except that he asked Hanshin to post him last off-season. The team categorically denied the request.

In other news, Kyuji is aiming to hit 160 km/h (100 mph) on the gun next year. Hideki Irabu, Kazuo Yamaguchi, and Ryota Igarashi jointly hold the record for Japanese pitchers at 158 km/h, while Marc Kroon holds the NPB record at 161 km/h. I'm not sure what Kyuji's personal best is, I think the hardest I've seen him throw is about 155 km/h.

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