[PAR] [TLE] Akihito Kondo [SEP] Akihito Kondo (近藤 昭仁 , Kondo Akihito , born April 1, 1938) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.  He played for the Taiyō Whales from 1960 to 1973.  Kondo was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player in 1960.  He later managed the Yokohama BayStars from 1993 to 1995 and the Chiba Lotte Marines in 1997 and 1998. [PAR] [TLE] Nippon Professional Baseball [SEP] Nippon Professional Baseball (日本野球機構 , Nippon Yakyū Kikō ) or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan.  Locally, it is often called Puro Yakyū (プロ野球 ) , meaning "Professional Baseball".  Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball".  The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation of the "Greater Japan Tokyo Baseball Club" (大日本東京野球倶楽部 , Dai-Nippon Tōkyō Yakyū Kurabu ) in 1934 and the original Japanese Baseball League.  NPB was formed when that league reorganized in 1950.
[PAR] [TLE] Akihito Kondo [ SEP ] Akihito Kondo ( 近藤 昭仁 , Kondo Akihito , born April 1 , 1938 ) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher . He played for the Taiyō Whales from 1960 to 1973 . Kondo was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player in 1960 . He later managed the Yokohama BayStars from 1993 to 1995 and the Chiba Lotte Marines in 1997 and 1998 . [PAR] [TLE] Nippon Professional Baseball [ SEP ] Nippon Professional Baseball ( 日本野球機構 , Nippon Yakyū Kikō ) or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan . Locally , it is often called Puro Yakyū ( プロ野球 ) , meaning " Professional Baseball " . Outside Japan , it is often just referred to as " Japanese baseball " . The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation of the " Greater Japan Tokyo Baseball Club " ( 大日本東京野球倶楽部 , Dai - Nippon Tōkyō Yakyū Kurabu ) in 1934 and the original Japanese Baseball League . NPB was formed when that league reorganized in 1950 .
Akihito Kondo is a former pitcher for the highest level of baseball in Japan and is locally often called what?
Akihito Kondo is a former pitcher for the highest level of baseball in Japan and is locally often called what ?
Puro Yakyū
Puro Yakyū