(1)Ball players to strike after NPB talks fail

(1)Ball players to strike after NPB talks fail

TOKYO, Japan - Atsuya Furuta (C), a catcher with the Central League ball club Yakult Swallows who heads the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association, speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel Sept. 17 after negotiations with Nippon Professional Baseball ended in failure. Players will go on strike Sept. 18 and 19 for the first time in the 70-year history of Japanese pro baseball. (Kyodo)

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