Chunichi manager Yamada virtually fired, Sasaki to replace

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons manager Hisashi Yamada (L) and baseball club President Junnosuke Nishikawa speak to reporters at a hotel in Hiroshima on Sept. 9 about the club ordering Yamada to ''take a rest.'' The order is widely seen as a virtual firing of Yamada due to the team's poor showing in the current season.

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