By KEN MUROTA/ Staff Writer
March 9, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Masahiro Tanaka attends the championship parade for the Rakuten Eagles in 2013 in Sendai’s Aoba Ward. His return to the team is expected to bring large benefits for the local economy. (Pool)
Masahiro Tanaka’s return to Nippon Professional Baseball will generate 5.717 billion yen ($54.2 million) a year for his team and the local economy of Miyagi Prefecture, according to an estimate by an expert in the field. [Read More]
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