Former Japanese pro baseball slugger Hiromitsu Kadota dies at 74

Hiromitsu Kadota of the then-Daiei Hawks hitting his 550th career home run at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka in June 1991. | KYODO

Former Japanese professional baseball player Hiromitsu Kadota, who clinched three home run titles in his career, has died at the age of 74.

Kadota hit a total of 567 home runs in his career, the third most in Japanese professional baseball history.

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Source : Baseball – The Japan Times

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