Japanese pitcher Kaneko acclaimed by MLB people

Japanese pitcher Kaneko acclaimed by MLB people

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko throws a pitch at Kyocera Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2014, in the second in a series of games between Japanese and U.S. professional baseball players. Kaneko, a candidate to move to Major League Baseball via the posting system, pitched five effective innings to lead Samurai Japan to an 8-4 win over the MLB All-Sar team, gaining praise from within the MLB camp.

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