”Besobaru” or Yakyū (field ball) on an early Sunday morning in Tokyo. These are high school teams, I think, with lots of devoted parents on hand. Each upcoming batter bowed to the shinpan (ump), who called “booru!” and “sutoraiku!” Here, a batter l
 The visiting team in the dagguauto.
 Teammate, in English: He is the Japanese Babe Ruth!  Me: Not Suzuki?  Teammate: No! Babe Ruth!
 Japanese ballplayers, Kinshicho, Tokyo.
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