I will throw a ball faster than the wind.
僕はもう二度とあのボールは投げられません
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Eiji Sawamura
Born in Mie Prefecture, Japan in 1917, Eiji Sawamura was a legendary pitcher in the dawn of Japanese professional baseball. At seventeen, he pitched brilliantly against a Major League All-Star team featuring Babe Ruth. The Sawamura Award, Japan's highest pitching honor, bears his name. He was killed in action during World War II at age twenty-seven.
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