Hanshin and DeNA Play in Japan's Baseball Final Series
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Hanshin and DeNA are playing in a big baseball series. This is called the Climax Series final. It is an important part of Japan's baseball season.
On Wednesday, a list came out. It was from NPB, Japan's baseball league. The list showed changes to team players.
People were worried about the list. Someone asked, "Is this okay?" A team manager first said things looked "difficult."
Later, the manager changed his words. He said, "It was good." This means the news became better for his team.
The list also showed player changes for October 14. Two players named were Kento Itohara and Ukyo Maekawa. They are part of the news about team changes.
Vocabulary6 words
- series
- a group of games played between two teams
- Climax Series
- a special group of games in Japan to pick the best team
- NPB
- the name for Japan's main baseball group
- league
- a group of sports teams that play together
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- registration
- putting a player's name on an official list
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1. Hanshin and DeNA 2. A list about player changes 3. From difficult to good
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Hanshin and DeNA are playing in a big baseball _____. This is called the _____ final. It is an important part of Japan's baseball season.
On Wednesday, a _____ came out. It was from _____, Japan's baseball league. The list showed changes to team players.
People were worried about the list. Someone asked, "Is this okay?" A team _____ first said things looked "difficult."
Later, the manager changed his words. He said, "It was _____." This means the news became better for his team.
The list also showed player changes for October 14. Two players named were Kento _____ and Ukyo _____. They are part of the news about team changes.
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