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Yamamoto names WBC squad

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Japan manager Koji Yamamoto announces his 28-man roster for March's 2013 World Baseball Classic on Feb. 20, 2013, in the city of Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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Japan finalizes WBC roster, wraps up camp

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (2nd from L) and other members of the Japanese national team for the upcoming World Baseball Classic greet spectators in the rain after a practice match with Japanese club Yomiuri Giants at Sunmarine Stadium in the city of Miyazaki on Feb. 22. Suzuki and Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka are among five major leaguers named the same day to Japan's final 28-man roster for the WBC.

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Japan finalizes WBC roster, wraps up camp

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (2nd from L) and other members of the Japanese national team for the upcoming World Baseball Classic greet spectators in the rain after a practice match with Japanese club Yomiuri Giants at Sunmarine Stadium in the city of Miyazaki on Feb. 22. Suzuki and Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka are among five major leaguers named the same day to Japan's final 28-man roster for the WBC. (Kyodo)

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Hawks demote struggling ace Settsu

Photo taken June 12, 2015 shows Softbank Hawks pitcher Tadashi Settsu yielding a solo home run to Seiya Suzuki in the fourth inning of a 6-0 loss to the Hiroshima Carp at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka. The Hawks removed the struggling ace from the 28-man active roster the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani makes partial 18-man list for WBC

Nippon Ham Fighters slugging right-hander Shohei Otani pitches at the speed of 165 kilometers per hour in this file photo taken in Sapporo Dome on Oct. 16, 2016. Otani is among the 18 players who were named to the Japan team for the World Baseball Classic in March 2017 as the organizers released the partial list on Dec. 20, 2016 ahead of the final 28-man squad announcement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani to be removed from WBC roster

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani plays catch at the team's training camp in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 2, 2017. Otani will be taken off the 28-man roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, Samurai Japan skipper Hiroki Kokubo said Feb. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani to be removed from WBC roster

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani plays catch at the team's training camp in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 2, 2017. Otani will be taken off the 28-man roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, Samurai Japan skipper Hiroki Kokubo said Feb. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani to be removed from WBC roster

Japan's World Baseball Classic manager Hiroki Kokubo speaks to reporters in Nichinan in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Feb. 3, 2017. Kokubo said that Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani will be taken off the 28-man roster for the upcoming tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani to be removed from WBC roster

Japan's World Baseball Classic manager Hiroki Kokubo speaks to reporters in Nichinan in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Feb. 3, 2017. Kokubo said that Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani will be taken off the 28-man roster for the upcoming tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani to be removed from WBC roster

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani leaves after indoor hitting practice at the team's training camp in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 2, 2017. Otani will be taken off the 28-man roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, Samurai Japan skipper Hiroki Kokubo said Feb. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo