The pro baseball debut of 17-year-old female pitcher Eri Yoshida is fast approaching. The 5’0” tall Yoshida is expected to pitch Tuesday, March 22 for the Kobe 9 Cruise in a Japanese independent league exhibition game against the Kishu Rangers in Wakayama. Kobe manager Yoshihiro Nakata has said he plans to pitch Yoshida in the inaugural Kansai League season opener for Kobe on the 27th against the Osaka Villicanes at the Kyocera Dome.
The drafting and signing late last year of Yoshida, who still attends high school, was considered by many a publicity stunt, but the 114-pounder raised eyebrows at a winter camp when the sidearming knuckleballer baffled a number of male batters. Her fastball has been clocked at 63 MPH, while her knuckler travels about 50 MPH.
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