Kobayashi adjusts to heavier workload

 
Japanese native Masa Kobayashi has had to adjust to just about everything since he signed with the Indians early this year. After adjusting to American culture and the cold weather that lingered all the way to late May, Kobayashi now has to pass another test. Can he hold up? [link]

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