Baseball: PL to start season as scheduled amid public relations headache

The Pacific League holds an emergency board meeting in Tokyo on March 18, 2016, after players from at least seven of the 12 Japanese baseball clubs were found to have exchanged cash after wins and losses. Amid growing criticism over such practices, the PL decided not to push back the March 25 start of the regular season. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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