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 | Denki's Kinoshita to Retire Friday, October 3rd , 1975 His Denki Dynamics teammates were not terribly surprised when Saita Kinoshita announced his retirement today. In a low-key affair, Kinoshita explained his rationale. "My aches and pains have caught up with me. They don't seem to go away like they used to when I was a kid," he said. "I'm spending more and more time in the trainer's room and less and less time preparing for my next game. I've come to a realization that I've done what I can in this game and spending more time playing baseball is just stealing from my future self." When asked, the team manager noted "Saita has always been an honest man and when he says he's done, well, he's done." In his career, Kinoshita is batting .211 with 528 hits, 38 home runs, 287 runs scored and 216 RBIs. |   |
