Sport - 16yo Girl Drafted by Japaneese Baseball Team


	Sport - 16yo Girl Drafted by Japaneese Baseball Team

iulawboy

11-17-2008 6:52 PM

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sports, baseball, japan, women, women in sport

iulawboy says:

I look forward to the first woman on a male professional sports team.

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