Swallows slugger Yamada hits record-tying 4 straight homeruns

Swallows slugger Yamada hits record-tying 4 straight homeruns

Yakult Swallows infielder Tetsuto Yamada blasts three straight homeruns (from L to R) against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium on Aug. 22, 2015, following his last at-bat homer the night before, tying the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization's record of four straight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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