Independent BCL club Fukushima Hopes' manager back to square one

Independent BCL club Fukushima Hopes' manager back to square one

Akinori Iwamura, a player-manager of the Fukushima Hopes, an independent Baseball Challenge League team, shakes hands with a fan in an autograph session in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 11, 2015, as the day's game was rained out. The former U.S. Major League Baseball player is determined to make a fresh start from the northeastern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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