Baseball: Sadaharu Oh to quit as Softbank Hawks manager

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (L) sits on the bench with his eyes closed alongside coach Koji Akiyama during Softbank's game with the Nippon Ham Fighters at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Sept. 23. Oh, 68, the all-time home run king in Japanese baseball, has decided to bring an end to his long, illustrious career as a player and manager two years after being diagnosed with cancer and having had his stomach removed, baseball sources said.

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