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Tohoku Rakuten's Kumawagra Gets PL Player of the Week Monday, June 21st, 2021 No single hit brought Jaikirti Kumawagra Player of the Week honors -- the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles catcher corralled the award with a consistent approach in every at-bat. "Hitting is all about discipline," said Kumawagra. "When you lose focus, start to lunge at the ball and swing too agressively... swinging at a lot of bad pitches... that's when your average starts to drop and you wind up fighting for playing time. You're most successful when you concentrate on the ball and make 'em throw strikes." Concentrate he did. Kumawagra stroked 8 hits in 12 at-bats while cranking out 3 home runs, 7 RBIs and 4 runs scored. This season Kumawagra is batting .325 with 16 home runs. His totals include 51 RBIs and 48 runs scored. |
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