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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara pleads guilty to stimulant drug use, offers apology
Kazuhiro Kiyohara: ‘I’m sorry to the boys who aspire to become professional baseball players’ […]
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Ex-Giants pitcher Kasahara admits to placing ¥1 million wagers
Former pitcher Shoki Kasahara is alleged to have placed bets on baseball games on behalf of 2 teammates […]
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Ex-Giants pitcher Shoki Kasahara arrested for gambling
Former pitcher Shoki Kasahara, 25, allegedly placed wagers on 15 NPB and high school games […]
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Tokyo cops to re-arrest Kiyohara for use of stimulant drugs
A urine test given to the ex-slugger revealed the presence of kakuseizai, or stimulant drugs […]
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Okinawa cops arrest Chiba’s Yamaico Navarro in ammunition charge
The infielder was found to have 1 live bullet inside a bag during a security screening at Naha Airport […]
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Saitama cops net yakuza boss in baseball gambling probe
The operation collected 300 million yen over a 5-year period […]
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Tokyo cops nab yakuza in baseball gambling ring
A member of the Kyokuto-kai allegedly took 600 bets on 28 NPB games last year […]
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Tokyo cops found drugs in body fluids disposed in Kiyohara’s trash
The ex-slugger was arrested on Tuesday for the possession of 0.1 grams of stimulant drugs […]
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Ex-baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara arrested for drugs
Police found 0.1 grams of stimulant drugs at the ex-slugger’s residence in Minato Ward […]
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Yomiuri loses appeal over articles linking team to yakuza
A tabloid claimed ex-skipper Tatsunori Hara paid a former gangster to quash a story about an adulterous relationship […]