17,800 Orix fans say no to Osaka move after merger

KOBE, Japan - Taichiro Nozawa (L), leader of a support group for baseball's Pacific League club Orix BlueWave, hands to Orix President Takashi Koizumi in Kobe on June 29 a petition signed by 17,800 fans who are in favor of maintaining the club's base in Kobe after the probable merger with the Kintetsu Buffaloes next season.

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