Rockmolder
15 years ago
Japanese Female Pitcher Joins Men's Team in U.S 

by AP

A female knuckleball pitcher from Japan will be playing for a minor league team in the United States.

Eri Yoshida, an 18-year-old pitcher who played pro ball in Japan last year, signed with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League. The team said she will report to spring training next month.

"I am grateful for this opportunity to pitch for the Chico Outlaws," Yoshida said. "This is a dream come true for me and I hope I can contribute to the team and help them win and also to continue to improve as a pro baseball player."

Yoshida will be the first female to pitch for a pro team in the United States since Ila Borders retired more than 10 years ago, the team said.

"We are really looking forward to having Eri as a member of the Chico Outlaws this season," team president Mike Marshall said.

The 5-foot, 114-pound Yoshida became Japan's first female pro baseball player last year when she pitched for the Kobe Cruise 9 in the Kansai Independent League.

She was 0-2 in 11 appearances with a 4.03 ERA, giving up seven runs in 10 2-3 innings.

The team is making accommodations to provide separate locker room facilities and hotel rooms while traveling.

Yoshida learned how to throw a knuckleball by watching video of Tim Wakefield and recently got a few tips from the Boston Red Sox pitcher at the team's spring training facility in Fort Myers, Fla.

The 10-team Golden Baseball League is an independent minor league with teams in Arizona, California and Canada.

The Outlaws open on the road on May 21 in Tijuana and return for their home opener on May 26th.

TheEngineer
15 years ago
No video?

Wait, she does throw more than just a knuckleball right?
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Formo
15 years ago
Cool and all, but you'd think if she were being signed by any team in the US that her stats would be a bit better, right?
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Packers_Finland
15 years ago
I'm guessing they left out her most prolific stat.

Amount boners induced.
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Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago
Judging by these pictures , I doubt that statistic is terribly impressive.

On the other hand, she doesn't look half bad in this shot:

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zombieslayer
15 years ago

Judging by these pictures , I doubt that statistic is terribly impressive.

On the other hand, she doesn't look half bad in this shot:

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"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:



Whoa! I'm moving back to Chico first thing tomorrow. Screw San Francisco.
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zombieslayer
15 years ago
Dang. Never mind. I made the mistake of looking at the other pictures.
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15 years ago
How tall is she, 4'6"?
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Porforis
15 years ago
Yowza.
Formo
15 years ago

How tall is she, 4'6"?

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Read the article and it'll tell you.

5 foot.
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