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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Tuesday visited a local elementary school where he read to children studying Japanese. The visit was organized as part of the Major League Baseball club’s community service activities. “The children listened carefully and I found it an uplifting experience interacting with them,” Yamamoto said. The 26-year-old right-hander has been sidelined since mid-June with a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and is aiming to return to big-league action by September. He took pitching practice at Dodger Stadium later in the day and is set to throw in a…

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