Seibu gave dubious money to amateur managers, more players

Seibu gave dubious money to amateur managers, more players

TOKYO, Japan - Acting Seibu Lions owner Hidekazu Ota, speaking to reporters in Tokyo on April 4. The Lions paid 170 managers and others in supervisory posts at amateur baseball teams monetary rewards for acquiring new players over a period of 27 years until 2005, a committee investigating the Pacific League ballclub's improper scouting money deals says.

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  • 2007/4/04 00:00:00
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