(8)1st strike by Japanese baseball players begins

(8)1st strike by Japanese baseball players begins

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Michihiro Ogasawara gives his autograph outside an indoor training facility in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 18 as pro baseball players went on the first strike in the 70-year history of the sport in Japan.

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