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NPB news: Aug. 24, 2022

In the Central League on Wednesday, DeNA closer Yasuaki Yamasaki owned up to sucking as he set a milestone, Munetaka Murakami didn’t hit a home run but did get walked four times, and we have a new Pacific League leader!

A day after I wrote about a player hitting a ball into the next zip code, Kensuke Kondo actually did that.

We also had a manager who is gaining a reputation, sending his slugging catcher to the minors for his pitch calling.

So let’s get to it shall we?

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NPB news: Aug. 23, 2022

Program Notes: News from Tuesday is late as my day job went into extra innings and I needed some time with the trainer afterward.

Tuesday saw more of last week’s drama, so cue the theme from “Rawide,”—rolling, rolling, rolling, and get your big home run bat flips ready for you know who. We also had a game called on account of darkness, while Freddy Galvis did his grand slam thing again.

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