Sosa coaches batting for Japanese kids

Sosa coaches batting for Japanese kids

KAWASAKI, Japan - Outfielder Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs gives a batting class for children at a baseball ground in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 12. Some 150 boys and two girls took part. Sosa came to Japan to promote Major League Baseball's season-opening games at Tokyo Dome on March 29 and 30. The two-game series, between the Cubs and the New York Mets, will mark the first time that official major league games have been played in Japan.

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