Eri Yoshida signs with Chico Outlaws

Yoshida, 18, will be playing in the Golden League.

Unrelated to the Tokyo Swallows, but definitely of interest to baseball lovers–Eri Yoshida, the female knuckleballer who became the first woman to play pro baseball in Japan, has signed with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League. The Golden Baseball League is a North American independent league with 10 teams in western Canada, America, and Mexico. [...]