Pitcher Kobayashi, in 1978 trade row, dies

TOKYO, Japan - This May 1979 file photo shows Shigeru Kobayashi, a pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers, pitching against the Yomiuri Giants at Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo. Kobayashi, who moved to the Tigers from the Giants in a controversial trade involving star pitcher Suguru Egawa the previous year, died Jan. 17, 2010.

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