Here’s hoping this batter loves pitchers.
Brandon Laird of the Nippon Ham Fighters belted a home run that not only cleared the fence but hit a Kirin Beer sign, earning him $10,000 — and a year’s supply of free brewskis.
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Fall classic
Delay of fish and game, anyone?
The Hanshin Tigers and Tokyo Yakult Swallows got quite a startling interruption last Sunday — courtesy of a stinky, half-eaten fish that plummeted from the sky onto the outfield.