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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Todays' Toronto Globe & Mail carries a feature story about a Brazilian baseball player (of Japanese ancestry) named Jo Matumoto, who is getting a look in spring training from the Toronto Blue Jays. The article says he played in Japan, but does not name a team. I'm assuming they made a major typo and his real last name is Matsumoto; nonetheless I cannot find his name in your list with either spelling.
Is it possible this is someone who was a ni-gun player for a short time?
Anyway, just interested if anyone else saw the story or knows anything about this person. Thanks.