Ex-Hanshin ace Koyama named to Hall of Fame

Ex-Hanshin ace Koyama named to Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Former Hanshin Tigers ace Masaaki Koyama (L) and ex-Hiroshima side-arm pitcher Ryohei Hasegawa (R) pose for pictures Jan. 12 after being named to the Japanese baseball Hall of Fame. Also named along with them were the late Rikuo Nemoto, the architect of championship teams for Hiroshima, Seibu and Daiei, and the late Tsutomu Takeda, who helped popularize college baseball.

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