Glossary: Itou Kazuo

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Itou Kazuo (伊東一雄)
Apr. 7, 1934 - July 4, 2002

Also known as: Puncho Itou

Itou Kazuo was a Japanese professional baseball player in the Pacific League. During downtimes his hobby was to tour all the Major League ballparks in the US, where he picked up the "Puncho" nickname because he was thought to look like a Mexican. He later became a baseball commenter who helped build close ties between the Japanese and American baseball leagues.