Baseball in Japan

Baseball in Japan

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Orix Buffaloes pitches against the Rakuten Eagles at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 26, 2020.

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  • 2020/7/26 18:35:53
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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