Daiei slugger Kokubo gets hefty pay raise

Daiei slugger Kokubo gets hefty pay raise

FUKUOKA, Japan - Daiei Hawks infielder Hiroki Kokubo swings his bat at a news conference Dec. 27 after accepting an offer of a 180 million yen annual salary to double his pay for this year. With the signing of the new one-year deal, Kokubo, who hit 31 homers and drove in 105 RBIs in the 2000 season, joined catcher Kenji Jojima as the most expensive players at the Fukuoka club.

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