Cuban slugger Alfredo Despaigne returned to the Chiba Lotte Marines lineup Sunday afternoon after a few days of convalescing from the discomfort in his left side that had kept him out since Aug. 22.
Despaigne certainly looked no worse for wear. He put on a home run derby-esque show during batting practice and later broke a scoreless tie with a shot to the back screen at Tokyo Dome in the seventh inning of a 2-1 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Despaigne now has six home runs and 16 RBIs in 21 games for the Marines, who are no doubt glad to have him back.
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