Baseball player who inspired comic character runs yakitori shop

Baseball player who inspired comic character runs yakitori shop

SAGA, Japan - Former baseball player Yozo Nagafuchi, in a photo taken Oct. 3, 2009, operates a yakitori shop called ''Abu-san'' named after him in a popular serial baseball ''manga'' comic.

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