Yomiuri Giants Announce Young Players for Autumn Training Camp
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The Yomiuri Giants is a famous baseball team in Japan.
The team announced its autumn camp members. Autumn camp is special training after the season.
Most of the players are young. The team wants to help new players get better.
Hideki Matsui is a famous former player. He will start a new job with the team soon.
The team will use more security staff this year. They plan to have 20 to 30 people. This is more than double last year.
The new training season starts soon. Fans want to see the young players improve.
Vocabulary4 words
- baseball
- a sport where players hit a ball with a bat
- autumn camp
- special team training in autumn
- training
- practice to get better at something
- security
- people who keep a place safe
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1. The Yomiuri Giants 2. Young players 3. 20 to 30
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The Yomiuri Giants is a famous _____ team in Japan.
The team announced its _____ members.
Most of the players are _____.
Hideki Matsui is a famous former player. He will start a new job with the team soon.
The team will use more _____ staff this year.
They plan to have _____ people.
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