Schoolgirl Eri Yoshida was drafted for a new Japanese independent league that debuts in April.
Those bus rides won’t quite be the same now.
Yoshida says that Tim Wakefield is her hero. She is a sidearm knuckleball pitcher and eventually wishes to play in a higher league.
Good for her. People might say this is all a publicity stunt – it might be, but her being a knuckleball pitcher, her chance of success is quite high in my opinion. my thoughts http://jib-sports-culture.blogspot.com/2008/11/16-year-old-girl-drafted-by-pro.html