Hawks players visit shrine to wish for victorious 2014 season

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks players watch manager Koji Akiyama (2nd from L), Sadaharu Oh (3rd), chairman of the professional baseball club, and two others break the cover of a sake barrel with baseball bats as part of a traditional ceremony to wish for a victorious 2014 season for the team at the Hakozaki Shrine in Fukuoka on Jan. 30, 2014.

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