Last Friday, after the Tokyo Yakult Swallows were crowned as the best team in the Central League for 2015, Tetsuto Yamada wasn¡¯t quite ready to weigh in on the topic of the CL¡¯s best player.
Asked about the possibility of being named this year¡¯s CL MVP, all the 23-year-old could offer was a sheepish grin.
¡°Um, I don¡¯t really know about that,¡± Yamada stammered, until Swallows manager Mitsuru Manaka, sitting to Yamada¡¯s left, helpfully suggested the star infielder pass on the question. ¡°Pass,¡± a grinning Yamada said eventually.
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