Baseball: Japan players in line for extra Olympic medal bonus

Members of Japan's Olympic baseball team will each receive a cash bonus of 10 million yen ($90,000) if they win the country's long-awaited first gold medal in the sport at the Tokyo Games, a source said Tuesday.A business unit of the national baseball team will pay all 24 players additional bonuses equal to those awarded by the Japanese Olympic Committee to Japanese medalists, set at 5 million yen for gold, 2 million for silver and 1 million for bronze.While the Japanese baseball establishment has been financially hurt by restricted attendance numbers at Nippon Professional Baseball games a…READ FULL ARTICLE