(2)Furuta ties Japan baseball record with 4 homers

(2)Furuta ties Japan baseball record with 4 homers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta poses with a boy who picked his fourth home run ball during a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Hiroshima Stadium on June 28. The 37-year-old hit a pair of solo shots, a two-run and a three-run drive to become the fifth player in history to hit four home runs in a single game.

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