50-yr-old Chunichi pitcher Yamamoto announces retirement

50-yr-old Chunichi pitcher Yamamoto announces retirement

File photo shows Chunichi Dragons pitcher Masa Yamamoto pitching in a game against the Hanshin Tigers to become the oldest winning pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball in September 2014. Yamamoto, 50, the oldest player on the active list, told a press conference in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Sept. 30, 2015, that he would end his 32-year career at the end of this season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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