Baseball: Nippon Ham wins rights to record-setting slugger Kiyomiya

Waseda Jitsugyo High School slugger Kotaro Kiyomiya holds a press conference in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2017 after being selected by the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese baseball amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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