Former major league superstar Manny Ramirez hit his first home run for the Kochi Fighting Dogs on Wednesday in his team's 3-2 defeat to the Tokushima Indigo Socks in the independent Shikoku Island League. Ramirez batted cleanup as the designated hitter and hit a solo ...
Former major league slugger Manny Ramirez was greeted with hysteria as he arrived in Japan on Tuesday to play independent baseball with the Kochi Fighting Dogs in the Shikoku Island League Plus. In fashion normally reserved for Hollywood icons and Japanese superstar athletes, hordes of ...
Former MLB great Ramirez reaches agreement with Kochi
Former MLB star Manny Ramirez is on his way to Japanese baseball after Monday's announcement that the 44-year-old slugger had reached an agreement with the Kochi Fighting Dogs of the independent four-team Shikoku Island League Plus. Ramirez's wife released a photo of him signing a ...
Fujikawa heads home to play for Kochi in independent leagues
Free agent closer Kyuji Fujikawa will move from the majors to the Japanese independent leagues, announcing his decision to play for the Kochi Fighting Dogs in the Shikoku Island League Plus on Monday. Fujikawa, 34, will hold a press conference next week in Kochi. The ...
