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Venezuela's Jimenez puts friendships aside during heated Premier 12 competition

Venezuela's Luis Jimenez (left) has played for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and Korea Baseball Organization's Lotte Giants in past seasons. He gave his nation a big spark in a Wednesday victory over the United States in the opening round of the Premier 12 tournament. | KAZ NAGATSUKA

By Kaz Nagatsuka
Staff Writer

Nov 12, 2015

TAOYUAN, TAIWAN –

While playing for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in 2009 and for the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization in 2014, Venezuela's Luis Jimenez developed many friendships on both teams.

Because of those experiences, he has special emotions about facing the Japan and South Korea national teams in the ongoing Premier 12 tournament.

Coincidentally, Venezuela, Japan and South Korea are all in Group B for the tournament's preliminary round.

Venezuela's Jimenez puts friendships aside during heated Premier 12 competition

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