Eri Yoshida Pictures : Japanese Pro Baseball Player

On : 2008 Nov 17

Eri Yoshida Photo

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.

Eri Yoshida Photo

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# JH -11/17/2008 4:21:04 PM
Good for her. People might say this is all a publicity stunt - it might be, but her being a knuckleball pitcher, her chance of success is quite high in my opinion. my thoughts http://jib-sports-culture.blogspot.com/2008/11/16-year-old-girl-drafted-by-pro.html

# NOBUKO OITAOBAKA EZAKI -11/19/2008 3:21:26 PM
GOOD LUCK,I HOPE SOON OITA WILL HAVE A TEAM!

# patricia Landrum -11/29/2008 12:30:23 AM
i think its great to have a pro girl on the team and i dought it is a stunt, so my best wishes to her and her team hope their goals exceed what they thought they could do.


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