Japanese high school student Eri Yoshida, 16, smiles as she poses for photographers after being drafted by an independent league's professional team during a press conference in Osaka, western Japan. Yoshida, who throws a side-arm knuckleball, was drafted by the Kobe 9 Cruise in a new independent Japanese league that will start its first season in April. Yoshida says she wants to follow in the footsteps of Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.
Japanese schoolgirl drafted by pro team
TOKYO — A 16-year-old schoolgirl is making a unique pitch to become the first woman to play professional baseball in Japan.
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