Yoshitomo Tsutsugo turned to face the right field stands, took off his hat and bowed toward the fans who were chanting his name.
It was the type of scene that has played out countless times for the DeNA BayStars veteran throughout his career, which has taken him from Yokohama to MLB and back again.
Tsutsugo is not quite the player he was earlier in his career, but he can still have days like he did on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Yokohama Stadium, when he unfurled a vintage performance that put his team on the brink of advancing to the final stage of the Central League Climax Series.
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