SAPPORO — Chiba Lotte's Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Nippon Ham's Hichori Morimoto are two of the biggest stars in Japanese baseball, despite neither really hitting for a lot of power or driving in a lot of runs.
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What the opposing leadoff hitters excel at, however, is getting on base and making good things happen for their clubs when they get there.