Monday 16 January 2012

A's Melvin excited about Japan series (AP)

Seattle Mariners Manager Eric Wedge, center, speaks, with Oakland Athletics Manager Bob Melvin, left, and Mariners special consultant Ken Griffey Jr. , sitting beside him, at a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. The Mariners and Athletics will open next season in Japan with a two-game series at the Tokyo Dome on March 28 and 29.

With or without Hideki Matsui, Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin is looking forward to opening Major League Baseball's 2012 season in Japan. The Athletics and Seattle Mariners open the regular season with a two-game series at Tokyo Dome on March 28-29. Many hoped the series would feature a showdown between Matsui and countryman Ichiro Suzuki, but Melvin said the A's likely wont be...




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