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Obituary: Last survivor of Vancouver's legendary Japantown baseball team dies at 102

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Kaye Kaminishi was the last survivor of Japantown 's legendary baseball team the Vancouver Asahi .

He was only 17 when he first played third base for the Asahi , which was the pride of Vancouver ’s Japanese community.

The Asahi was adopted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 .

The team inspired a Heritage Moment on TV in 2019 , narrated by him.

The City of Vancouver proclaimed “ Vancouver Asahi Day ” in honour of his 102nd birthday.

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