Daiei catcher Jojima signs new 1-year, 180 mil. yen deal

Daiei catcher Jojima signs new 1-year, 180 mil. yen deal

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kenji Jojima, a catcher for the Daiei Hawks baseball team, smiles at a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 26 after signing a new 1-year contract worth an estimated 180 million yen. The deal makes Jojima, 24, the team's highest earner.

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