February 2, 2008
NAGO — Nippon Ham Fighters highly touted rookie slugger Sho Nakata took the spotlight Friday as spring training got under way for all 12 clubs in Japanese baseball ahead of the 2008 season.
Nakata, who was selected by the Pacific League champion Fighters as a top pick in last year's amateur draft, took to the field with his teammates in drizzling conditions under the floodlights at a stadium in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. "I'm nervous but I also feel like I know I can prove myself," said the 18-year-old Nakata, who hit a high school record 87 home runs while playing for Osaka Toin.
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