On March 17 , 2011 , in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and the resulting nuclear radiation scare , Leach left the country . He said he had no desire to return and the Nippon Baseball commissioner invoked a rare rule , placing Leach on the restricted list , the first time such a list had been used in league history
Japanese earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Brent Leach