Kyushu’s independent pro-baseball league, Kyushu Asia League (KAL), will welcome a new Kitakyushu City-based team from next season. Earlier in April, the famous Japanese entrepreneur, Takafumi Horie, set up an operating company for Fukuoka Kitakyushu Phoenix. The third team of KAL will be officially established after the Kyushu Asia Professional Baseball Organization approves the project. Source: Mainichi / Nikkan Sports
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