Skipper Hoshino to quit Eagles at end of season

SENDAI, Japan - Senichi Hoshino (L) speaks about his resignation as manager of Pacific League baseball club Rakuten Eagles at a news conference at the club's office in Sendai, northern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2014, with Hiroshi Mikitani, owner of the team, listening by his side. Hoshino, who managed the Eagles to the franchise's first Japan Series title the previous season, said he will resign at the end of the season due to the team's poor results. (Kyodo)

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