Female knuckleballer Yoshida to leave independent league club

AKASHI, Japan - Female knuckleballer Eri Yoshida of the Kobe 9 Cruise pitches against the Kishu Rangers in their Kansai Independent League game in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 1, 2009. Yoshida, the first woman to play professional baseball alongside male players in Japan, is scheduled to leave the financially troubled club when her contract expires at the end of this month.

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