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Spring Training 2017 – 3rd Cool* News

Spring Training 2017 – 3rd Cool* News

* The Japanese use the word クール (from the French cours = course / installment / season) to divide the spring training sessions into parts. But since クール is usually used to mean “cool” I have turned it into a cool headline. Hope the クール factor isn’t lost on you! Happy Valentine’s Day, my western world friends! Today…

2016 Draftees Get Their Numbers

Original article can be read here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin formally introduced its 2016 draftees to the media on the 5th at a hotel in Osaka. All 8 players were present. Their uniform numbers were also announced: First round pick, infielder Yusuke Ohyama (Hakuoh U), is set to wear #3 (last worn by Kentaro Sekimoto in 2015)…