Japanese female knuckleballer makes debut against men

OSAKA, Japan - Kobe 9 Cruise pitcher Eri Yoshida (R) speaks to reporters after the end of an opening game of the Kansai independent league against the Osaka Gold Villicanes at Kyocera Stadium in Osaka on March 27. Yoshida, 17, the first woman to play in professional baseball alongside male players in Japan, worked one-third of the ninth inning, walking one and striking out a batter swinging.

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