Senichi Hoshino, the last Japanese manager of New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka and a Hall of Famer, has died, the Rakuten Eagles said Saturday. He was 70.Hoshino, the vice chairman of the Eagles in the Pacific League and a former star pitcher of the Central League's Chunichi Dragons, died Thursday after having battled pancreatic cancer, the PL club said.He joined the Dragons out of Meiji University in 1969 and won a Sawamura Award as the CL's most impressive starting pitcher in 1974, posting a career record 146-121 with 34 saves in his 14-years with the CL club.Despite being a larger-th…READ FULL ARTICLE
