(2)Baseball fans gather at autograph sessions

(2)Baseball fans gather at autograph sessions

TOKYO, Japan - Atsuya Furuta (C), Yakult Swallows catcher and head of the pro baseball players association (a labor union), and other players bow in a gesture of apology during a gathering with fans held in Tokyo's Ginza district on Sept. 19, the second day of the first-ever strike by Japanese pro ball players. (Kyodo)

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