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League Suspends Tohoku Rakuten's Hori Tuesday, May 4th, 2027 The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Chiba Lotte at Ballpark of Nasu College. One in particular -- Iwao Hori. Upon being called out on strikes, the Golden Eagles catcher gave the ump quite an earful. For that, the man in blue gave him the thumb and sent him to an early shower. But the disgruntled Hori lingered on the field for another five minutes, berating the umpire. Finally his manager got him off the field and into the clubhouse. But it got worse after the game, when Hori told reporters, "He was blind today. They played 'Three Blind Mice' for him. If he doesn't know the words to the song, I'm sure we can get it in Braille, so he can follow along." For his escapades and after-the-game oration, the league office suspended Hori for 3 games. Thus far this year Hori has hit .212 with 6 home runs and 25 RBIs. |
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