Ex-pitcher Kuwata's father dies in fire in Hamamatsu

Ex-pitcher Kuwata's father dies in fire in Hamamatsu

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Masumi Kuwata, a former right-handed pitcher with the Central League's Yomiuri Giants baseball club, speaks to reporters in front of a hospital in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2010, after identifying his father's body. Taiji Kuwata was killed in predawn a fire at his coffee shop and home in the city.

Ex-pitcher Kuwata's father dies in fire in Hamamatsu

Ex-pitcher Kuwata's father dies in fire in Hamamatsu

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Firefighters investigate the gutted coffee shop and home of Taiji Kuwata, the father of Masumi Kuwata, a former right-handed pitcher with the Central League's Yomiuri Giants baseball club, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2010, after Taiji Kuwata was killed in a predawn fire.

Ex-pitcher Kuwata's father dies in fire in Hamamatsu

Ex-pitcher Kuwata's father dies in fire in Hamamatsu

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Firefighters investigate the gutted coffee shop and home of Taiji Kuwata, the father of Masumi Kuwata, a former right-handed pitcher with the Central League's Yomiuri Giants baseball club, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2010, after Taiji Kuwata was killed in a predawn fire. (Kyodo)

Ex-pitcher Kuwata's father dies in fire in Hamamatsu

Ex-pitcher Kuwata's father dies in fire in Hamamatsu

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Masumi Kuwata, a former right-handed pitcher with the Central League's Yomiuri Giants baseball club, speaks to reporters in front of a hospital in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2010, after identifying his father's body. Taiji Kuwata was killed in predawn a fire at his coffee shop and home in the city. (Kyodo)