TOKYO — Eri Yoshida, a 16-year-old high school girl, will be taking her knuckle ball to the pros.
Yoshida was drafted this week to be Japan's first female professional baseball player, taking the field with the Kobe 9 Cruise in an independent league that starts its inaugural season in April.
The Cruise are a far cry from the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants. Making the grade for the Cruise is more like earning a tentative slot on a farm team than warming up in the bullpen for the Red Sox. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Dicks Sporting Goods
Yoshida was drafted this week to be Japan's first female professional baseball player, taking the field with the Kobe 9 Cruise in an independent league that starts its inaugural season in April.
The Cruise are a far cry from the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants. Making the grade for the Cruise is more like earning a tentative slot on a farm team than warming up in the bullpen for the Red Sox. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Dicks Sporting Goods
