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 | Cryin' Time: Heida Retiring Thursday, August 28th, 2014 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles officials flanked Seiichi Heida as he announced his retirement from pro baseball today. Rumors have had him on the verge of retirement since late last week but were not confirmed until today. "I want to leave the game the way I came into it," said Heida. "I don't want to become an embarrassment to myself and the team." |   |
