Baseball: Coaching changes help Japan get on track ahead of WBC

Baseball: Coaching changes help Japan get on track ahead of WBC

Undated combined photo shows former BayStars manager Hiroshi Gondo (L) and former major league closer Takashi Saito. With the help of the two new pitching coaches, Japan's all-professional national team held Taiwan to a total of three runs over two exhibition games on March 5 and 6, 2016, that are meant to be a build-up for the 2017 World Baseball Classic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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