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Right-hander Hasegawa retires

Right-hander Hasegawa retires

TOKYO, Japan - Right-hander Shigetoshi Hasegawa (in file photo) has ended his 15-year playing career split between both sides of the Pacific Ocean, his management office, Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., announced on Jan. 23. Hasegawa, 37, decided to retire after the Seattle Mariners declined a club option on his contract in November after the reliever went 1-3 with a 4.19 earned run average in 46 games last season.

(3)Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

(3)Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Fifteen-year-old right-hander Kento Tsujimoto tries a pitch at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Nov. 21 after signing a provisional contract with the Hanshin Tigers. Tsujimoto, who returned home in October after attending school in California, became the youngest pro baseball player in Japan since the amateur draft was introduced in 1965.

(2)Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

(2)Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Fifteen-year-old right-hander Kento Tsujimoto holds up a ball at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Nov. 21 after signing a provisional contract with the Hanshin Tigers. Tsujimoto, who returned home in October after attending school in California, became the youngest pro baseball player in Japan since the amateur draft was introduced in 1965.

Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

OSAKA, Japan - Fifteen-year-old right-hander Kento Tsujimoto (file photo) signed a provisional contract with the Hanshin Tigers on Nov. 21, which made him the youngest pro baseball player in Japan since the amateur draft was introduced in 1965.

(3)Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

(3)Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Fifteen-year-old right-hander Kento Tsujimoto tries a pitch at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Nov. 21 after signing a provisional contract with the Hanshin Tigers. Tsujimoto, who returned home in October after attending school in California, became the youngest pro baseball player in Japan since the amateur draft was introduced in 1965. (Kyodo)

Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

OSAKA, Japan - Fifteen-year-old right-hander Kento Tsujimoto (file photo) signed a provisional contract with the Hanshin Tigers on Nov. 21, which made him the youngest pro baseball player in Japan since the amateur draft was introduced in 1965. (Kyodo)

Right-hander Hasegawa retires

Right-hander Hasegawa retires

TOKYO, Japan - Right-hander Shigetoshi Hasegawa (in file photo) has ended his 15-year playing career split between both sides of the Pacific Ocean, his management office, Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., announced on Jan. 23. Hasegawa, 37, decided to retire after the Seattle Mariners declined a club option on his contract in November after the reliever went 1-3 with a 4.19 earned run average in 46 games last season. (Kyodo)

(2)Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

(2)Hanshin inks provisional contract with 15-year-old pitcher

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Fifteen-year-old right-hander Kento Tsujimoto holds up a ball at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Nov. 21 after signing a provisional contract with the Hanshin Tigers. Tsujimoto, who returned home in October after attending school in California, became the youngest pro baseball player in Japan since the amateur draft was introduced in 1965. (Kyodo)