Brian Bannister may not pitch a single regular-season inning for the Yomiuri Giants this year.
Problem is, the right-hander probably won't pitch for anyone else either.
In the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 and the radiation fears that followed soon after, Bannister, like a number of foreign players, returned home to be with his family.
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