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By JORDAN IKEDA
For those that missed it, Tuesday night featured only the seventh-ever MLB matchup of Japanese starting pitchers. Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers stepped up to the mound and took on Hiroki...
Thu, Oct 6 2011
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By J.K. YAMAMOTO
(First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Oct. 5, 2011. Updated Oct. 21, 2011.)
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The former staff members of the Hokubei Mainichi have all gone their separate ways, many having left long...