Eri Yoshida play professionally in two countries. Her debut playing for the Chico Outlaws was on May 29, 2010. On Tuesday July 27, 2010, Yoshida made her first road start against the Victoria Seals of the independent Golden League in Victoria, British Columbia, making her the first woman in baseball history to pitch professionally in three different countries. Yoshida was honoured with a spot on "Venus Zine"'s "25 under 25" list of remarkable women for 2009. On August 21, 2010, she was the feature story on FOX Sports' "This Week In Baseball", where she was shown meeting her idol, Boston Red Sox
Asami Yoshida (basketball) Asami Yoshida (basketball) Asami Yoshida (吉田 亜沙美 born October 9, 1987) is a Japanese professional basketball player for the JX-Eneos Sunflowers of the Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL). Yoshida has played for the JX-Eneos Sunflowers, a team based in Kashiwa, since their 2006–07 season where she made her professional debut. In her opening season she led the Sunflowers to a championship as well as taking home Rookie of the Year. She has enjoyed much success in this league and has led the Sunflowers to another eight championship titles. She has won the league Most Valuable Player award on two occasions,