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Franklin Sports presents O'Malley Baseball Clinic
<January 26, 2003 in Okayama>


Tom O'Malley, the 1995 Central League MVP, offers advice to the stars of the future.

Conveying the fun of sports to children is the principle guiding Franklin Sports, the world's leading manufacturer of batting gloves and other top sports equipment, which recently continued its series of free baseball clinics in Japan. With the support of the Somei Area Sports Association, the "Franklin/O'Malley Baseball Clinic" was held January 26 in Okayama featuring former major leaguer and Japan league star Tom O'Malley.O'Malley, now a special batting coach for the Hanshin Tigers, and other former Japanese professional players instructed over 270 youths and coaches on the basic fundamentals of pitching, batting and fielding. With the event held for the first time in Okayama, also the site of the Tigers' fall training camp, it also drew several hundred baseball fans. The large turnout and the enthusiasm of both the instructors and future stars made the event a great success.

Left:O'Malley shows the batting form that made him the 1993 CL batting champion and a career .315 hitter in Japan.
Right: O'Malley, also a Golden Glove-winning fielder during his career, gives fielding tips.
   

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