Baseball: Kiyohara ready to start anew with Orix

December 26, 2005

Veteran slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara said Monday he is ready to make a fresh start in his career with the Orix Buffaloes and determined to help his new team win a championship. ''I'm ready to take a new step forward without looking back. I've savored the taste of winning a number of titles before, and I want to do it one last time in my career,'' Kiyohara said when he was introduced by the Kobe-based Pacific League club.