(2)Softbank's purchase of Hawks gets final nod

(2)Softbank's purchase of Hawks gets final nod

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (R) and Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh hold up the logo of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks at a Fukuoka hotel on Dec. 24 as Softbank officially became the baseball club's owner the same day.

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