DeNA's Tsutsugo Considers Using Overseas Free Agency
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Yoshitomo Tsutsugo plays baseball for DeNA in Japan.
He may use his free agent rights. This means he can move to another team.
Tsutsugo may want to play baseball overseas. Overseas means in another country.
DeNA lost the Japan Series this year. They lost four games in a row.
The Japan Series is the biggest baseball event in Japan.
Tsutsugo talked about the loss. He said small differences made a big result.
DeNA played against SoftBank. SoftBank is a very strong team.
Young DeNA players saw how strong SoftBank was.
DeNA's team president, Kimura, talked about next season.
He wants the team to get better.
He talked about the DH rule. DH means a special hitter position.
Kimura is not sure who will be the new DH player.
He said a current player might become DH.
Or maybe a new player from outside the team will join.
DeNA's manager, Aikawa, got good reviews this year.
Next year, DeNA wants to win the league and become champions.
Vocabulary6 words
- free agent
- a player who can choose to join a new team
- overseas
- in or to another country
- Japan Series
- the biggest baseball final in Japan
- DH rule
- a rule that lets a special player only hit, not play in the field
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- strengthen
- to make something stronger
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Answer key
1. Using his overseas free agent rights 2. They lost four games in a row 3. True
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Yoshitomo Tsutsugo plays baseball for _____ in Japan.
He may use his _____ rights. This means he can move to another team.
Tsutsugo may want to play baseball _____. Overseas means in another country.
DeNA lost the _____ this year. They lost four games in a row.
DeNA played against _____. SoftBank is a very strong team.
DeNA's team president, Kimura, talked about next _____.
He talked about the _____ rule. DH means a special hitter position.
DeNA's manager, Aikawa, got good _____ this year.
Next year, DeNA wants to win the league and become _____.
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