For young players, there may not a more unforgiving sport than baseball. In a sport that masks its complex nature beneath an overlaying simplicity, even the best players fail more than they succeed.
Keiji Obiki is batting .277 with two home runs and 19 RBIs for Orix this season. The 23-year-old infielder has appeared in 76 of the Buffaloes' 84 games.
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It's just the nature of the game.
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