Giants Release Six Players, Including 2022 Top Draft Pick Asano
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The Yomiuri Giants are a baseball team in Japan. The team has released six players. One player is Shogo Asano. He was the team's top pick in the 2022 draft.
Asano had surgery on his right knee in August. The team may offer him a new development contract. This is a lower-level contract for players.
Other players released include Ryuji Kitaura and Yamato Suzuki. The team may also offer them development contracts.
One player, Dai Yuasa, got different news. The team told him he is off the roster. This means his time with the team is over.
This news comes two days after Hideki Matsui became the new manager of the Giants. Matsui is a famous former player.
Vocabulary6 words
- top pick
- the first and best player chosen
- draft
- an event when teams choose new players
- surgery
- medical work on the body to fix a problem
- development contract
- a special, lower contract for young or hurt players
- off the roster
- not part of the team anymore
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
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1. Shogo Asano 2. It got surgery 3. Hideki Matsui
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The Yomiuri Giants are a baseball team in Japan. The team has released _____ players. One player is Shogo Asano. He was the team's top pick in the 2022 _____.
Asano had _____ on his right knee in August. The team may offer him a new development _____.
Other players released include Ryuji Kitaura and Yamato _____. The team may also offer them development contracts.
One player, Dai Yuasa, got different news. The team told him he is off the _____.
This news comes two days after Hideki _____ became the new manager of the Giants.
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