Award winners at Japanese baseball all-star game

Award winners at Japanese baseball all-star game

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Award winners from Game One of the Japanese baseball all-star series are from left to right, Koji Uehara, Takanori Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka. Matsui, who led the Central League to an 8-4 win over the Pacific League, received the most valuable player award.

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