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NPB Bullet Points: Kiyohara Makes an Appearance, Hanshin Looks to Korea

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NPB Bullet Points: Kiyohara Makes an Appearance, Hanshin Looks to Korea

by Patrick Newman (Aug 22, 2009)

Japanese:

  • Kazuhiro Kiyohara made his first appearance in a Seibu uniform in a while, swinging through the ceremonial first pitch on August 22.I'm not sure what Kiyohara's been up to since retiring, but it looks like it involves getting a tan.
  • Hanshin is scouting Korea, reportedly looking at Kim Tae-Gyun of Hanwha and Lee Tae-Kun of the Heroes as potential acquisition targets for this offseason. Lee Bum-Ho and Kim Dong-Ju are also drawing interest from NPB teams. Someone who knows better should check my Romanization of these names.
  • Yakult's Norichika Aoki, in the midst of his worst season as a pro, had his first four-hit game of the year, bringing his average up to .278. Yakult lost the game 7-3 to the Giants.
  • Draft Reports has a list of the hardest-throwing pitchers in this year's Koshien Tournament.Yusei Kikuchi, Takumi Akiyama, and Kenta Imamiya.

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