Eri Yoshida Pictures : Japanese Pro Baseball Player
Eri Yoshida, a 16-year-old schoolgirl has been selected as the first woman ever to play pro baseball in Japan.
Yoshida, who is 5-feet tall and weighs 114 pounds, was drafted by an independent league team Sunday that will start its first season in April.
"I never dreamed of getting drafted," Yoshida told reporters Monday. "I have only just been picked by the team and have not achieved anything," she said. "I want to play as a pro eventually in a higher league."
Yoshida took part in a tryout held earlier this month and passed with flying colors. Yoshida will become Japan's first-ever woman to play alongside professional male players.
