Ogi to skipper Orix Buffaloes in 2005 season

KOBE, Japan - Akira Ogi (in file photo), former manager of the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes, will serve as the manager of the new team to be created after the Orix-Kintetsu merger in the off-season, Orix officials said on Sept. 30. (Kyodo)

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