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  • Kawakami’s players impressed MLB counterparts

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    by Robert Whiting (Nov 29, 2013) The V-9 Yomiuri Giants were arguably the best team in the history of the game. Giants stars Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima had been openly coveted by MLB general managers back in the United States. So had pitcher Tsuneo Horiuchi at his peak. Legendary manager Tetsuharu Kawakami had wanted…