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Name	Team	Age
Akinobu Kono	Retired (2011, Age 38)	54
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8 (2000)	LF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League	0	8 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D+	B	B
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	7/10/1973
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	B+ (72.5 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2011-11-01	Akinobu Kono has retired from the Tampa Bay Highlanders
2004-03-25	The Tampa Bay Highlanders have promoted Akinobu Kono to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Highlanders have promoted Vinnie Hammonds to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Highlanders have designated Matt Laga for assignment. The Tampa Bay Highlanders have designated Kip Yerkes for assignment.