Fujiidera Stadium quietly shut down after 77 years

Fujiidera Stadium quietly shut down after 77 years

OSAKA, Japan - Fujiidera Stadium, which had been used as the Kintetsu Buffaloes' home stadium for nearly half a century, was shut down on Jan. 31. With the team's merger with the Orix BlueWave, there was no team to use it since the controlling stake went to the new team -- the Orix Buffaloes. (Kyodo)

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