The Pacific League is likely to propose a four-team league if a merger between the Kintetsu Buffaloes and Orix BlueWave is formally approved at an owners meeting next Wednesday, confirming a move for a second merger is in the works.
Yakult's Shinya Miyamoto steals second under Hiroshima's
Andy Sheets on Thursday at Jingu Stadium.
"We had reached the final stages of another merger. Now, we're awaiting some bold decisions from the owners," said Pacific League President Tadao Koike after holding an emergency meeting in Tokyo on Thursday.