The patch of skin looks to be about 3 inches long, maybe 2 inches wide. Each day for the last six seasons, when looking in the mirror in clubhouses of the Yakult and Yomiuri teams in Japan, Roberto Petagine saw that skin on his right shoulder, shaded red, white, and blue. It was a reminder of ... (Full article: 878 words)

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