Master bat maker

Master bat maker

NAGOYA, Japan - Master bat maker Isokazu Kubota crafts a bat after announcing his retirement in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2014. The craftsman whose bats have struck thousands of big league hits for Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui is calling it quits after half a century at his craft.

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  • ILEA001191767
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  • 2014/1/28 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2014 Kyodo News
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    NAGOYA, Japan - Master bat maker Isokazu Kubota announces his retirement during a press conference in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2014. The craftsman whose bats have struck thousands of big league hits for Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui is calling it quits after half a century at his craft.
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              GIFU, Japan - Baseball bat makers Isokazu Kubota (R) and Tamio Nawa of Mizuno Technics Corp. hold the same model of baseball bat used by Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro has set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)
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