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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Tokyo Yakult Swallows players, Tokyo Yakult Swallows seasons, Josh Whitesell, Norichika Aoki, Akinori Iwamura, Yoshinori Sato, 2009 Tokyo Yakult Swallows season, Atsuya Furuta, Danny Rios, Shingo Takatsu, Wilson Valdez, Masaichi Kaneda, Katsuya Nomura, Aaron Guiel, Adam Riggs, Alex Ramirez, Kazuhisa Ishii, Lim Chang-Yong, Jamie D'Antona, Seth Greisinger, Brian Sikorski, Ryota Igarashi, Masao Kida, Dicky Gonzalez, Eulogio de la Cruz, Rick Guttormson, Shinya Miyamoto, 2001 Japan Series, Hirotoshi Ishii, Sean Douglass, Tatsuro Hirooka, Shigeru Takada, Atsushi Fujimoto, Meiji Jingu Stadium, Greg LaRocca, Tony Barnette, Ryoji Aikawa, Ryo Kawashima, Hiroyasu Tanaka, Lee Hei-Chun. Excerpt: Joshua S. Whitesell (born April 14, 1982, in Durham, North Carolina) is a 6' 1," 225-pound left-handed is a professional baseball first baseman for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball. Whitesell is Jewish. When he made the majors, he joined, among other Jewish major leaguers, Brad Ausmus, Kevin Youkilis, Ian Kinsler, Ryan Braun, Gabe Kapler, Jason Marquis, Jason Hirsh, John Grabow, Craig Breslow, Scott Feldman, and Scott Schoeneweis. Whitesell attended Rialto High School in Rialto, California, and pitched and played first base for the school's Rialto Knights, with teammate Ricky Nolasco who now pitches for the Florida Marlins. As a sophomore he was a 1st-team All-Citrus Belt League and 1st-team All-San Bernardino County selection, with an 8-4 record and a 1.88 ERA. He earned the same honors as a junior, finishing with a 7-4 record and a 2.95 ERA. In his senior season he had an 8-2 record, 1.74 ERA, and a .520 batting average. He was also a 1st-team All-CIF Division I and 1st-team All-Citrus Belt League selection, voted San Bernardino County Player of the Year by the San Bernardino Sun, played for the San Bernardino ...
