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10 October 2012 at 14 : 58 PM
(Yonhap Interview) American shoots documentary on S. Korean baseball to educate fans, self
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- By day, Philip Riccobono teaches English at a university in Daejeon, some 160 kilometers south of Seoul, helping his young students with a second language. When he's not in classrooms, the New York native throws himself into a project that he hopes will educate Major League Baseball (MLB) fans about South Korean style of ...
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10 October 2012 at 14 : 02 PM
Ryu Hyun Jin KBO Exit, MLB Next?
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14 July 2010 at 16 : 00 PM
MLB and Japan Form Exploratory Group for Championship
THE HOT CORNER: Give Kato credit for small movesJim Allen / Daily Yomiuri SportswriterLast week the owners met and agreed to give commissioner Ryozo Kato another two-year term. When Kato came in like a ball-of-fire in 2009, he spoke of being a leader instead of a follower-- not an easy task for a commissioner here.With Nippon Professional Baseball's 12 ...
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13 July 2010 at 03 : 00 AM
Eri Yoshida’s Major League dream starts in Chico – SB Nation Bay Area
Eri Yoshida's Major League dream starts in Chico - SB Nation Bay ...
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14 June 2010 at 11 : 00 AM
Yoshida gets first K, but no win in 2nd start – KansasCity.com
Yoshida gets first K, but no win in 2nd start - ...
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13 June 2010 at 10 : 00 AM
Eri Yoshida’s Hall of Fame Ceremony and 2nd Start
She will start in Chico on Thursday, June 24th. The Hall of Fame will be there for a pre-game ceremony where they will be receiving her jersey and bat from her first start. She may pitch in relief prior to then as she is on the road trip with the team to Yuma and Tucson this coming week. Did you see the line on her 2nd start for Chico? 4 IP, 1 Earned Run, ...
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8 June 2010 at 13 : 00 PM
Angels Matsui fan of "Knuckle Princess" Eri Yoshida
Angels DH Matsui a fan of female knuckleballer YoshidaBy Gideon Rubin Special to the Daily NewsPosted: 06/07/2010 10:23:21 PM PDTOAKLAND - Count the Angels' Hideki Matsui among the hordes of Japanese baseball fans rooting for 18-year-old female knuckleball sensation Eri Yoshida."It's amazing what she's doing," Matsui said through an interpreter about ...
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3 June 2010 at 15 : 00 PM
Eri Yoshida, the Knuckle Princess US Debut
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3 June 2010 at 11 : 00 AM
Cooperstown Comes Calling For Eri Yoshida
From the Outlaws Media Relations Eri Yoshida's Next Start Set for June 12th Baseball Hall of Fame To Acquire Yoshida's Game Jersey & Bat From Her First Game(Chico, CA. June 3rd, 2010). The Chico Outlaws today announced Japanese female knuckleball phenom Eri Yoshida will make her second start of the year on Saturday, June 12th at Nettleton Stadium ...
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29 May 2010 at 16 : 00 PM
The “Knuckle Princess” Awaits
By Philip Riccobono Chico, CA On the eve of history, Japan’s Eri Yoshida on the steps of the Chico Outlaws dugout, waits for her big moment alongside teammates, joking, chatting and tossing a ball just like any other baseball player, and out of uniform, the 5’1 Yoshida might appear as your typical 18-year old girl, but none have done what she ...
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