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Softbank makes request to PL over Powell

Softbank Hawks team representative Masashi Tsunoda said Thursday the club has sent a letter requesting that the Pacific League shorten the period to leave right-hander Jeremy Powell off its active roster from a proposed date running through June... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Thu, Feb 07 2008

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