Flu fear hits press in ballpark

Flu fear hits press in ballpark

CHIBA, Japan - Reporters wear antiflu masks at Chiba Marine Stadium in Chiba on Sept. 8, 2009. The Softbank Hawks baseball club asked the press to wear protection masks the same day after a reporter on the Hawks' beat was found to be infected with the new strain of influenza A. Looking on is Hawks slugger Nobuhiko Matsunaka.

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