Baseball: Japan announces squad for MLB all-star series

Japan manager Atsunori Inaba announced Wednesday his squad for the upcoming series against Major League Baseball all-stars, with a focus on players able to help Japan win Olympic gold in two years' time.Inaba's squad for the six-game series starting Nov. 9 at Tokyo Dome includes several young players such as the DeNA BayStars' left-handed rookie Katsuki Azuma.Inaba said the six-game series would be an important test ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games."We're less than two years away from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics," he said at a press conference. "Our focus is on the players we imagine will …READ FULL ARTICLE