The Yokohama BayStars lost 95 games last season and it seemed like everybody in Japanese baseball got their licks in against the struggling team.
This year, slugger Terrmel Sledge is helping the 'Stars hit back.
Sledge is off to a scorching start to the season as Yokohama begins its quest to change the culture of losing that has permeated the franchise for the last few years.
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