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NPB news 8-12-21

The Seibu Lions and Nippon Ham Fighters swapped players on Thursday. Twenty-nine-year-old lefty Katsuhiko Kumon and 23-year-old infielder Shota Hiranuma moved to the Lions while 32-year-old outfielder Fumikazu Kimura and 24-year-old third baseman Ryusei Sato go to the Fighters.

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None of the players have been active on the first team this season.

Despite having Olympian Kaima Taira on board, the Lions have, according to Delta Graphs, the worst bullpen in either league.

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Starting pitchers

Lions vs Eagles: MetLife Dome 5:45 pm, 4:45 am EDT

Wataru Matsumoto (7-4, 3.35) vs Takayuki Kishi (4-6, 3.65)

Marines vs Buffaloes: Zozo Marine Stadium 5:45 pm, 4:45 am EDT

Kota Futaki (4-4, 3.97) vs Hiroya Miyagi (9-1, 2.10)

Hawks vs Fighters: PayPay Dome 6 pm, 5 am EDT

Shuta Ishikawa (3-8, 3.29) vs Takayuki Kato (3-5, 3.72)

Giants vs Dragons: Tokyo Dome 5:45 pm, 4:45 am EDT

Shun Yamaguchi (2-1, 2.45) vs Yuya Yanagi (7-5, 2.42)

Tigers vs Carp: Kyocera Dome (Osaka) 6 pm, 5 am EDT

Yuki Nishi (4-6, 3.19) vs Daichi Osera (3-3, 3.74)

NPB news 8-11-21

Sho Nakata had ANOTHER spaz on Aug. 4, and a week later, was suspended indefinitely for it the Pacific League’s Nippon Ham Fighters announced Wednesday, Kyodo News reported.

The 32-year-old Nakata, who’s had a very difficult season that has included a tiff with manager Hideki Kuriyama over the first baseman’s injuring his own eye by throwing a bat in April.

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Nakata, the story said, assaulted a teammate prior to an exhibition game in the Hokkaido port city of Hakodate, and ordered to leave the ballpark. He’s also been dealing with lower back pain and was for a time banished to the farm team for unexplained reasons.

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