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unusual facts about Chiba Lotte Marines


Geelong Baseball Park

The complex is a pre-season training camp for the Japanese Chiba Lotte Marines.


Emiri Miyasaka

The judging panel included Miss Universe Japan national director Ines Ligron, singer Shizuka Kudo, Chiba Lotte Marines baseball manager Bobby Valentine, Miss Universe 2006 runner-up Kurara Chibana, TV personality Girolamo Panzetta, and DJ & TV host Chris Peppler.

Lee Seung-Yeop

Nicknamed "Lion King" since his days with the Samsung Lions, while being affectionately known as "Mr. Seung" during his playing days with the Chiba Lotte Marines, Lee is arguably the greatest hitter in Korean baseball history.

Leon Lee

With the support of his older brother, former American Major League player Leron Lee who was playing for the Lotte Orions, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, Leon was able to make the move to Japan.

Nobuhiko Matsunaka

He hit his 200th career home run against Chiba Lotte Marines submariner Shunsuke Watanabe on April 17 and finished the year with a .315 batting average, 46 home runs and 121 RBI, leading the league in home runs and RBI for the second straight season and becoming the first hitter in NPB history to record more than 120 RBI in three straight seasons.

Yuhei Nakaushiro

Yuhei Nakaushiro (中後悠平, born September 17, 1989 in Kumatori, Osaka) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.


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