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Dodgers name Yamashita minor league infield coach
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (14:32) Kyodo
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The Los Angeles Dodgers said Monday they have hired former
Yokohama BayStars manager Daisuke Yamashita as infield coach at
rookie-level Camelback Ranch-Glendale in Arizona for the 2009 season.
''Yamashita will specialize in infield instruction, specifically
fielding, and brings more than 15 years of coaching experience to
Camelback Ranch-Glendale,'' the Dodgers said in a press release.
Yamashita won eight consecutive Central League Golden Glove
awards at shortstop from 1976-83 during his 15-year playing career
through 1988, all with the Taiyo Whales, the forerunners of the
BayStars.
''In 1973 when I was a senior at Keio University, I visited Los
Angeles as a member of the Japan-U.S. collegiate baseball
championship and played at Dodger Stadium,'' the 56-year-old was
quoted as saying in the release.
''Ike Ikuhara of the Dodgers helped me a lot during that visit
and the whole experience was an asset to my career. Thirty-five years
later, I am connected with the Dodgers again. Now it's my turn to
help the young players to achieve their American dream,'' he said. |
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