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BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Langston Selected for Japan Tour

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<i> Associated Press</i>

Angel left-hander Mark Langston, Roger Clemens, Ozzie Smith and Cecil Fielder will be part of a major league all-star team that will play a Japanese all-star team in eight games from Oct. 30 to Nov. 8.

The series, to be played in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka, will mark the fourth time in six years a major league all-star team has traveled to Japan.

The major league all-stars went 3-4-1 in 1990.

The team will be managed by Tom Kelly of the Minnesota Twins, and Rod Carew will serve as hitting coach. Each player will receive $65,000 plus an additional $8,000 in expense money.

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Joining Clemens and Langston on the pitching staff will be Norm Charlton and Greg Swindell of Cincinnati, Dennis Martinez of Montreal, Jack McDowell of the Chicago White Sox, Gregg Olson of Baltimore, Bob Patterson of Pittsburgh, Bob Tewksbury of St. Louis and Duane Ward of Toronto.

Infielders besides Smith and Fielder are Cleveland’s Carlos Baerga, Wade Boggs of Boston, Craig Biggio of Houston, Travis Fryman of Detroit, Mark Grace of the Chicago Cubs and Terry Pendleton of Atlanta.

Darren Daulton of Philadelphia and Mickey Tettleton of Detroit are the catchers. Outfielders include Ron Gant of Atlanta, Ken Griffey Jr. of Seattle, Shane Mack of Minnesota, Ruben Sierra of Oakland and Larry Walker of Montreal.

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