Sunday 28 October 2012

Japan mulls tougher rules for MLB-bound amateurs (Yahoo! Sports)

In this photo taken Oct. 25, 2012, Hanamaki Higashi high school pitcher Shohei Otani, right, listens to a question from a journalist after an announcement that he was picked in the first-round draft of a Japanese baseball team, The Nippon Ham Fighters, at his school in Hanamaki, northeastern Japan. Japanese baseball officials are considering stricter rules for amateur players who bypass the country's professional leagues to play in Major League Baseball. Concern with the existing rules arose after Otani decided to pursue a career in the major leagues instead of playing in Japanese professional baseball. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese baseball officials are considering stricter rules for amateur players who bypass the country's professional leagues to play in Major League Baseball.




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