Baseball: ex-big leaguer Fukudome to retire

Baseball: ex-big leaguer Fukudome to retire

Chunichi Dragons outfielder and former big leaguer Kosuke Fukudome (far L) receives a bouquet from a teammate at the beginning of a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 8, 2022. The oldest active Nippon Professional baseball player, the 45-year-old said he will retire at the end of the season.

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