Dodgers visit Japanese teenage phenom at his high school

Source: New York Post

The Dodgers sent a three-man envoy to Yokohama High School on Saturday to meet with Japanese teenage right-hander Shoki Oda. The face-to-face meeting lasted more than three hours, according to Japanese news reports, which pointed out that Oda’s talks with representatives of other major-league organizations were in the one- to two-hour range. Representing the Dodgers were vice president of player personnel Galen Carr, adviser Yogo Suzuki and scout Toru Sugiura.