Baseball Teams Trying to Fight Off Japan's Torrid Summer Heat

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Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese professional baseball teams are working on ways to protect their players and fans from the country’s sweltering summer heat. On June 27, Tatsuya Imai, an ace pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in the Pacific League of the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, or NPB, was replaced after suffering a heatstroke while pitching at a game held at the te…

Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)–Japanese professional baseball teams are working on ways to protect their players and fans from the country’s sweltering summer heat. On June 27, Tatsuya Imai, an ace pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in the Pacific League of the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, or NPB, was replaced after suffering a heatstroke while pitching at a game held at the te…