Softbank Hawks

Yuki Yanagita worked out for about two hours at his Alma mater Hiroshima Keizai University today.  Source: Nikan Sports 1/3/2013

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Koji Akiyama plans to narrow down closer candidates during the exhibition game season.  As it stands, there are a number of possible options: Takahiro Mahara, Brian Falkenborg, Masahiko Morifuku, and Ryota Igarashi.  Source: Sponichi 1/3/2013

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The Asia Series could take place at Yahoo Dome this year.  Source: Sports Hochi Osaka 1/3/2013

Nippon Ham Fighters

Eiichi Koyano, Tomoya Yagi, Yutaka Otsuka, and former teammate Ryota Imanari (Hanshin) worked out at the Soka University facilities today.  Koyano played catch for the first time since right elbow surgery in November.  Source: Nikkan Sports 1/3/2013

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Atsunori Inaba is scheduled to begin his workouts in Saga on the 7th.  Source: Sanspo 1/3/2013

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Hideki Kuriyama is thinking about handing out a Manager's Award to the player that makes him tear up/cry the most during the upcoming season.  While he does not admit to it often, he did once say that he teared up/cried during about a hundred games last year.  Source: Sponichi 1/3/2013

Seibu Lions

With Hiroyuki Nakajima gone and Takeya Nakamura still recovering from left knee surgery, Hisanobu Watanabe feels the pitching staff will have to step things up early on during the upcoming season.  To help offset the offensive losses, Watanabe feels Hideaki Wakui needs to win at least fifteen games.  He also thinks Takayuki Kishi and Kazuhisa Makita have the potential to win around fifteen games a piece.  Source: Nikkan Sports 1/3/2013, Sports Hochi 1/3/2013

The opening day starter will also be one of the three (Wakui, Kishi, Makita).  Source: Sponichi 1/3/2013

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Takumi Kuriyama promised fans during a talk session on Wednesday that he and Shogo Akiyama will wear hats/masks to the team's celebration if they win a championship this year -- Kuriyama will wear a chestnut (kuri) hat/mask and Akiyama an eel hat/mask.  Source: Sponichi 1/3/2013

Rakuten Eagles

Andruw Jones' wife has filed for a divorce.  Source: Associated Press 1/2/2013 via NBC Sports

Chiba Lotte Marines

A Katsuya Kakunaka DVD will be hitting store shelves on March 20.  Source: Sanspo 1/3/2013, Sponichi 1/3/2013

DVDs have been released for only two other Lotte players: Tomohiro Kuroki and Yuki Karakawa.  Source: Daily Sports 1/3/2013