Hanshin and Hiroshima Pitchers Face Off; Tigers Pitcher Retires
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Two Japanese baseball teams will play soon.
The teams are the Hanshin Tigers and the Hiroshima Carp.
Hanshin's pitcher is Nishi Isamu.
Hiroshima's pitcher is Tamamura.
Both pitchers are the starting pitchers for the game.
This news came from a baseball announcement.
Also, a Hanshin player is leaving baseball.
His name is Yuta Iwasada.
He is a pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers.
This is his last season playing baseball.
The team had a special retirement ceremony for him.
At the ceremony, he said thank you to everyone.
He said he played with no regrets.
He said his baseball career is a treasure for his whole life.
Many fans came to hear his words.
Vocabulary7 words
- Hanshin
- name of a Japanese baseball team
- pitcher
- a player who throws the ball in baseball
- starting pitchers
- the first pitchers who play in a game
- announcement
- telling people important news
- season
- the time of year when a sport is played
- retirement ceremony
- a special event when someone stops working
- regrets
- sad feelings about things you wish you did differently
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Answer key
1. Nishi Isamu 2. Retiring from baseball 3. True
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Two Japanese baseball teams will _____ soon.
The teams are the Hanshin Tigers and the _____ Carp.
Hanshin's pitcher is _____.
Hiroshima's pitcher is Tamamura.
Both pitchers are the _____ for the game.
Also, a Hanshin player is leaving _____.
His name is Yuta _____.
This is his last season playing _____.
The team had a special _____ for him.
He said he played with no _____.
He said his baseball career is a _____ for his whole life.
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