Eri Yoshida, Japan's first pro woman player, comes to US
(NEWSER) - Eri Yoshida, Japan’s first female pro baseball player, has signed to pitch for a minor league club in California. The 18-year-old knuckleballer will play for the independent Chico Outlaws, though the team stresses that she’ll have to earn her roster spot in spring training, the Enterprise-Record reports. “It’s important that we don’t cross the line to being a circus,” the team’s president said. “We don’t want to bring her on if she can’t compete.” More»
