Yagi

Yagi Torazo: the First Japanese Ballplayer in Kaunas

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August 22nd 2007
I am not sure if I have yet to truly dive into Yagi Torazo’s story yet. But his is worth a full entry, so here it is. Yagi is in his early 30’s. He is not very tall (I would estimate about 5 foot 2 inches). He is from Tokyo, Japan. He is soft-spoken, very friendly. He plays 2b, Shortstop, and Catcher for the Kaunas team. Yagi first heard about our team when he was in Cuba on a 4-month re ... read more

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Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 199... ... read more