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Name	Team	Age
Yosuke Nishiyama	Minnesota Swedes	31
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 6 (1976)	LF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Wilbur Wood League	0	4 years (13 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
A-	C+	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B	A+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A+	A+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	2/9/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	1	2
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
B  (62.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1979	AL	All Star Starter (LF); Gold Glove (LF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1977-08-18	Yosuke Nishiyama of the Minnesota Swedes is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1976-04-01	The Minnesota Swedes have promoted Yosuke Nishiyama to the major league team. The Minnesota Swedes have designated Allie Moore for assignment.