(1)1st strike by Japanese baseball players begins

(1)1st strike by Japanese baseball players begins

FUKUOKA, Japan - Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka leaves his hotel in Fukuoka on Sept. 18 for Tokyo as Japanese pro baseball players went on the first strike in the 70-year history of the sport in Japan after talks with management over the realignment of baseball clubs ended without an agreement the previous day.

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