Rookie of the Year Sasaki meets press before all-star game

Rookie of the Year Sasaki meets press before all-star game

FUKUOKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners reliever Kazuhiro Sasaki, who has been named the American League's Rookie of the Year, holds a press conference in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 7. Sasaki met the press before a game between the U.S. major league all-stars and a Japanese select team.

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