World Scene: Japan
China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-03 07:42
Schoolgirl joins pro baseball
A 16-year-old Japanese girl signed with a regional baseball team yesterday, becoming the country's first female professional baseball player.
Eri Yoshida, a knuckleball pitcher, will play for the Kobe 9 Cruise in a new independent league starting in April 2009. The team selected her last month along with 31 male players in the league draft.
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