Japanese ballplayer who was the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year (2 wds.) Crossword Clue

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Japanese ballplayer who was the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year (2 wds.) Crossword Answer

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BALLPLAYER (noun)
1. an athlete who plays baseball
JAPANESE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
JAPANESE (noun)
1. a native or inhabitant of Japan
2. the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese

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Across

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11. Quantity: Abbr.

12. Card game with a Wild Jackpot version

13. What the buffalo do, in a classic song

14. Japanese ballplayer who was the 2001 American League Rookie of the Year (2 wds.)

17. Apprehensive

18. "You are ___ mistaken"

20. Prefix with dynamic

21. Soccer cheer

23. Beverage in a Kermit the Frog meme

24. One of two pitching gems by 28-Across, in slang (Hyph.)

26. Nickname for Roddy Piper and Ronda Rousey

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30. Jim who sang "You Don't Mess Around with Jim"

32. Internet destination

33. USA Softball Hall of Famer Richardson

34. New York football player

35. Be deficient in

39. Warehouse retailer with the Kirkland Signature brand

42. Four-door car usually

46. Muscle quality

47. Pool ___ ("The Color of Money" prop)

48. Bench press muscle, briefly

49. "Come Sail Away" band

50. Uber driver's guess (Abbr.)

51. Shaming syllable

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Down

1. Undefeated boxer Ali

2. Ring announcer, essentially

3. Catchall option on a survey

4. Courtroom dozen

5. Musician, artist, and activist Yoko

6. The Red Sox, on scoreboards

7. Rice-shaped pasta

8. Serve as wine

9. Film director's second attempt (2 wds.)

10. Grinned

15. Not what one would expect

16. "It's in the Way That You ___ It" ("The Color of Money" song)

19. Celebratory cry

21. Billy Martin's jersey number

22. Like a basketball not controlled by either team

25. Laudatory poem

26. Go bad

27. Eggy breakfast entrée

28. Person with impressive skills

29. Something a persnickety person might pick

30. Atlanta-based health org. (Abbr.)

31. Places to perch

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36. Go with the flow

37. Walking aids that often have curved tops

38. New York basketball player

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41. ___ mix (cereal-based party bowlful)

42. Citi Field predecessor

44. Hockey surface

45. Ump's thumb-extended call

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