Hideki Irabu, Dead At 42

Barry PetcheskyBarry Petchesky|published: Thu 28th July, 15:36 2011

Irabu was found dead at his home in Los Angeles, and police are investigating it as a suicide. He last pitched in MLB for the Rangers in 2002, and most recently with an independent league team in 2009. [ Asahi Shumbun]

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