Passport, visa issues delay Kawakami's spring training

Passport, visa issues delay Kawakami's spring training

ORLANDO, United States - Atlanta Braves general manager Frank Wren speaks to reporters in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 15, 2011, about the team's Japanese right-hander Kenshin Kawakami, who will miss the start of spring training due to passport and visa issues. Wren said the major league club had postponed filing Kawakami's work permit as he was a late non-roster invitee.

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