High school slugger Kiyomiya agrees to join Fighters

High school slugger Kotaro Kiyomiya, the most sought-after player in October's amateur draft, enters a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2017. Earlier in the day, Kiyomiya, 18, agreed to join the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters, which won negotiating rights for the 1.84-meter, 102-kilogram player, who hit 111 home runs as a high schooler -- a total said to be an unofficial Japan record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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