Chico Outlaws They went on to sweep defending Champion Calgary in the first round of the playoffs. They signed 18-year-old female Japanese knuckleball pitcher Eri Yoshida, the first woman to play pro baseball in Japan, on April 9, 2010, to play the 2010 season. She is the first female pro baseball player in the United States in ten years. On June 24, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was on-hand and after Yoshida's start presented her with a plaque and collected her jersey and bat for inclusion in Cooperstown. The Outlaws were one of six former GBL teams to join
Yasuhiro Yoshida could hardly play in the match and he moved to Regional Leagues club FC Gifu in 2006. Although he could not play in the match, the club was promoted to Japan Football League in 2007 and J2 League in 2008. From 2009, he played for FC Oribe Tajimi (2009) and Fujieda MYFC (2009-10). He retired end of 2010 season. After retirement, Yoshida became a coach for Yokogawa Musashino (later "Tokyo Musashino City FC") in 2011. He became a manager in 2013. He resigned end of 2017 season. Yasuhiro Yoshida Yoshida was born in Hiroshima on July 14, 1969. After graduating