All posts tagged "Shigeru Sugishita"

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  Baseball

  / 6 months ago

  [ODDS and EVENS] Masanori Murakami: An MLB Debut 60 Years Ago and a Lesson in Loyalty

  Masanori Murakami found his niche as a baseball player after quitting judo in junior high school. As a pitcher, he played...

  By Ed Odeven
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  Baseball

  / 2 years ago

  Japanese Baseball Hall of Famers Shigeru Sugishita and Manabu Kitabeppu Die in a Five-Day Span

  Sugishita, recognized for his brilliant mastery of the forkball, and Kitabeppu for his control were pitching stars in different eras of...

  By Ed Odeven