Pitching-rich Hawks snag most sought-after player in draft

Pitching-rich Hawks snag most sought-after player in draft

Soka University right-hander Seigi Tanaka is tossed into the air by his teammates at the university in Hachioji, Tokyo, on Oct. 20, 2016, after the Pacific League baseball club SoftBank Hawks secured the right to negotiate with him in Nippon Professional Baseball's annual amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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