For Shogo Kimura, the first Japanese pro baseball player to convert to cricket, the challenge is not about starting from square one but about passion and becoming an even better athlete.Having received no offers of a baseball contract following his Dec. 2 release by the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball, Kimura was approached about trying a different bat-and-ball sport. He accepted the challenge, because, "It sounded fun."Kimura said his wife, Azusa, was a huge factor in what has been an unlikely but joyful transition from injured utility infielder to aspiring cricketer."Because I…READ FULL ARTICLE
