Dismissing talk that the Yomiuri Giants may switch leagues, Japanese pro baseball commissioner Yasuchika Negoro said Friday he will propose several plans in the following days to manage the Pacific League next season in the event of a merger between the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix BlueWave and a possible second merger.
Negoro said he plans to make proposals at a special executive committee on Monday and at a meeting of team owners on Wednesday, but denied earlier reports of a plan by former Giants owner Tsuneo Watanabe to move the team to the Pacific League.
"We of course are considering one league and the choice of keeping two leagues," said Negoro. "There are also a number of ways we can form two leagues."