Flu scare hits Japan baseball club

SAPPORO, Japan - (From L) Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Yoshio Itoi, pitcher Keisuke Tanimoto and pitcher Masanori Hayashi are seen wearing masks as they leave Asahikawa Starffin Stadium in Hokkaido on Aug. 18. Four players and a coach in the team have tested positive for influenza A, with three of them confirmed as having the H1N1 strain.

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