Kansai Independent League

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Kansai.jpgThe Kansai Independent League was formed in Japan in 2008, with the first games being played in March 2009. [1] The four team league is designed to be a farm system for the larger Japanese baseball teams. [2]

Notable players include Eri Yoshida, the first female pro player in Japan. Young-pil Choi had a long career in KBO, with a stint in Kansai in the middle. Paul Wafula played for the Ugandan national team. Yasutomo Kubo played in the league after being an All-Star in NPB.

Teams[edit]

As of March 2009, the league has four teams. The Kishu Rangers play in Wakayama Prefecture [3], the Kobe 9 Cruise in Kobe, the Osaka Gold Villicanes in Osaka, and the Akashi Red Soldiers.

  1. ↑ http://www.kippo.or.jp/KansaiWindowhtml/News/2008-e/20080319_NEWS.HTML
  2. ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090327&content_id=4074856&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
  3. ↑ http://www.kippo.or.jp/KansaiWindowhtml/News/2008-e/20080319_NEWS.HTML

also used the Wikipedia article about the league, [1] as they quote several trusted Japanese newspapers as sources, should be reliable.


External Links[edit]

Kansai League's official website, in Japanese

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