Former pro baseball player Kazuhisa Inao dies at 70

Former pro baseball player Kazuhisa Inao dies at 70

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhisa Inao (file photo taken in April, 2003), a former professional baseball player who was once called an ''iron man,'' died of cancer at a Fukuoka hospital on Nov. 13. He was 70. Widely seen as one of Japanese pro baseball's all-time great pitchers, Inao logged a lifetime 276-137 record, playing his entire career with the Lions until 1969. (Kyodo)

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