BASEBALL / Rakuten Monkeys manager Furukubo steps down despite CPBL championship win
11/10/2025 12:54 PM
The Rakuten Monkeys have unexpectedly parted ways with manager Kenji Furukubo, two weeks after the team won the 2025 championship of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
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