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渋野日向子、シード権争い正念場パット不安で首位と大差

米女子ゴルフツアー「アニカ・ゲインブリッジ・ペリカン」の初日が12日（日本時間13日）、フロリダ州のペリカン・ゴルフクラブで開催され、渋野日向子が1オーバーで87位と出遅れた。来季のシード権争いが厳しくなる中、自身も課題とするパッティングの改善が鍵となる正念場だ。

鈴木誠也、ヤンキースなどがFA獲得に意欲ウルフ氏「トップFAの一人」

シカゴ・カブスからフリーエージェント（FA）となった鈴木誠也外野手（32）に対し、ニューヨーク・ヤンキースをはじめサンディエゴ・パドレスやシアトル・マリナーズなどが獲得に強い興味を示していることが明らかになった。代理人のジョエル・ウルフ氏は鈴木を「トップFAの一人」と位置づけ、4〜5年の大型契約での交渉が本格化している。

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