Hawks capture Pacific League title

SoftBank Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo (R) and player Nobuhiro Matsuda (2nd from R) appear jubilant at a party to celebrate the team clinching the Pacific League pennant at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Sept. 17, 2015, the earliest in the league's history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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