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Yomiuri Giants Pitchers Suspended In Japan Betting Scandal


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33d91997282842592636fa03fb25376bd28a7441.jpgJapan's pro baseball organisation Wednesday said it had suspended three pitchers indefinitely and fined its biggest team, the Yomiuri Giants, $800,000 over a betting scandal which has shocked the sport. Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) suspended Giants pitchers Satoshi Fukuda, Shoki Kasahara and Ryuya Matsumoto for betting on games, which is illegal. "They can't play in the professional league for an indefinite period of time but it's possible that they can be reinstated later if there is a call for leniency," an NPB spokesman told AFP.

 

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