Yagi Torazo: the First Japanese Ballplayer in Kaunas
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
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