Baseball: Japan names team for 2020 Olympics qualifying tourney

Yomiuri Giants captain Hayato Sakamoto was among the 28 players named Tuesday to the Japan national team for the upcoming Premier12, an international baseball event which doubles as a qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Sakamoto and four Giants teammates headline the roster for the Nov. 2-17 competition to be held in Japan, Mexico, Taiwan and South Korea, while an additional five players, including pitcher Kodai Senga, were selected from the SoftBank Hawks.SoftBank infielder Nobuhiro Matsuda, 36, is the oldest player named to Atsunori Inaba's team. The team will consist of three catchers …READ FULL ARTICLE