MLB, NPB commissioners meet in New York

MLB, NPB commissioners meet in New York

Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Katsuhiko Kumazaki (2nd from L in front row) observes the Major League Baseball first-year player draft in New York on June 9, 2016. In his meeting with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred the same day, Kumazaki said that the Japanese pro and amateur baseball governing bodies are working together to bring back the sport to the Olympics when Tokyo hosts the Summer Games in 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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