Hirokazu Sawamura
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is a Japanese
Nippon Professional Baseball player in Japan's Central League
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Sawamura was named the 2011 Central League Rookie of the Year.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
Nippon Professional Baseball player in Japan's Central League
Central League
The or is one the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently consists of six teams from around the country,The Central League...
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Sawamura was named the 2011 Central League Rookie of the Year.