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Hiroshima's Maeda hits 2,000th career hit

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp outfielder Tomonori Maeda reaches the first base after hitting his 2,000th career hit in the eighth inning against the Chunichi Dragons at Hiroshima Stadium on Sept. 1. The Carp defeated the Dragons 14-7.

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Spectators of pro baseball game make pitch for peace

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Spectators of a professional baseball game between the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chunichi Dragons hold green posters calling for peace and nuclear disarmament as part of a "Peace Night Game" event at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on July 30, 2014.

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Baseball stadium covered with green posters for peace

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Spectators of a professional baseball game between the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chunichi Dragons call for peace and nuclear disarmament by holding green posters as part of a "Peace Night Game" event at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on July 30, 2014.

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Ex-Carp player throws opening pitch at 'Peace Night Game'

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, a former outfielder of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, throws the ceremonial first pitch at a professional baseball game between the club and the Chunichi Dragons, titled "Peace Night Game" to call for peace and nuclear disarmament, at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on July 30, 2014.

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Dragons celebrate after clinching CL title

NAGOYA, Japan - Members of the Chunichi Dragons carry a banner celebrating their Central League title in front of their supporters at their home stadium Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 19, 2011, after their final home game of the regular season. The Dragons clinched their second consecutive league title in Yokohama the previous day.

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Dragons celebrate after clinching CL title

NAGOYA, Japan - Members of the Chunichi Dragons carry a banner celebrating their Central League title in front of their supporters at their home stadium Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 19, 2011, after their final home game of the regular season. The Dragons clinched their second consecutive league title in Yokohama the previous day.

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Dragons celebrate after clinching CL title

NAGOYA, Japan - Members of the Chunichi Dragons carry a banner celebrating their Central League title in front of their supporters at their home stadium Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 19, 2011, after their final home game of the regular season. The Dragons clinched their second consecutive league title in Yokohama the previous day.

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DeNA in negotiations to purchase Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows spectators at a Central League season-opening game between the Yokohama BayStars and the Chunichi Dragons at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, home ground of the BayStars. Mobile-phone gaming company DeNA Co. said Oct. 19, 2011, it is in negotiations to purchase a baseball club, while sources familiar with the matter said the same day that Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. has reached a basic agreement with DeNA to sell its majority stake in the BayStars.

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Ex-Giants star Yonamine dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 1974 shows Wally Yonamine (C), then manager of the Chunichi Dragons professional baseball club, being tossed in the air by Dragons players and fans after the club won the Central League championship at the former Chunichi Stadium in Nagoya. Yonamine, the first foreigner to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, died in Honolulu on Feb. 28, 2011, aged 85 after battling prostate cancer.

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Lotte beats Chunichi in Game 5

CHIBA, Japan - Fireworks go off in the middle of Game 5 of the Japan Series between the Lotte Marines and the Chunichi Dragons at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 4, 2010. The Marines won 10-4.

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Lotte beats Chunichi in Game 5

CHIBA, Japan - Fans of the Lotte Marines release balloons into the air to cheer the team on ahead of their offense in the seventh inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series against the Chunichi Dragons at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 4, 2010. The Marines won 10-4.

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Lotte beats Chunichi in Game 5

CHIBA, Japan - The Chunichi Dragons' Hidenori Kuramoto despairs at the umpire's call during the fifth inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series against the Lotte Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 4, 2010. The Dragons lost 10-4.

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Lotte beats Chunichi in Game 5

CHIBA, Japan - Lotte Marines starter Hayden Penn reacts after the Chunichi Dragons' Kazuhiro Wada popped foul to second during the third inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 4, 2010. The Marines won 10-4.

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Lotte beats Chunichi in Game 5

CHIBA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons second baseman Naomichi Donoue fails to field a grounder hit by the Lotte Marines' Tsuyoshi Nishioka during the first inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 4, 2010. The Dragons lost 10-4.

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Japan Series Game 4

CHIBA, Japan - Lotte Marines pitcher Shingo Ono falls after throwing to first near home plate during the fifth inning of Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Chunichi Dragons at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 3, 2010.

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Japan Series Game 4

CHIBA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons third baseman Masahiko Morino slides safely into third during the fourth inning of Game 4 of the Japan Series against the Lotte Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 3, 2010.

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Japan Series Game 4

CHIBA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons veteran lefty Masahiro Yamamoto starts against the Lotte Marines in Game 4 of the Japan Series at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 3, 2010. The 45-year-old Yamamoto allowed three runs in three innings.

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Lotte takes 2-1 Japan Series lead

CHIBA, Japan - The Lotte Marines' Ikuhiro Kiyota hits a bases-loaded triple against the Chunichi Dragons in the fourth inning of Game 3 of the Japan Series at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2, 2010. Lotte won 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead.

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Lotte takes 2-1 Japan Series lead

CHIBA, Japan - Lotte Marines starting pitcher Shunsuke Watanabe throws against the Chunichi Dragons during Game 3 of the Japan Series at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2, 2010. Watanabe threw a complete game as the team won 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead.

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Lotte takes 2-1 Japan Series lead

CHIBA, Japan - The Lotte Marines celebrate after defeating the Chunichi Dragons 7-1 in Game 3 of the Japan Series to take a 2-1 series lead, at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2, 2010.

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Lotte takes 2-1 Japan Series lead

CHIBA, Japan - The Lotte Marines' Ikuhiro Kiyota hits a bases-loaded triple against the Chunichi Dragons in the fourth inning of Game 3 of the Japan Series at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2, 2010. Lotte won 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead.

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Dragons, Marines collide in Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai (R) and Lotte Marines manager Norifumi Nishimura shake hands at Nagoya Dome, the home stadium of the Dragons, in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010, ahead of the start of the Japan Series the following day.

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Giants beat Tigers

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Tetsuya Yamaguchi of the Yomiuri Giants pitches against the Hanshin Tigers during Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2010. The Giants won 7-6, advancing to the CLCS final stage where they will face the CL champion Chunichi Dragons in Nagoya.

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Giants beat Tigers

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Alex Ramirez of the Yomiuri Giants poses for photos after the team beat the Hanshin Tigers 7-6 in Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2010. The Giants advanced to the CLCS final stage, where they will face the CL champion Chunichi Dragons in Nagoya.

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Giants beat Tigers

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Alex Ramirez of the Yomiuri Giants runs to first after hitting a go-ahead two-run single against the Hanshin Tigers in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2010. The Giants won 7-6, advancing to the CLCS final stage where they will face the CL champion Chunichi Dragons in Nagoya.

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Giants beat Tigers

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Alex Ramirez of the Yomiuri Giants hits a go-ahead two-run single against the Hanshin Tigers in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2010. The Giants won 7-6, advancing to the CLCS final stage where they will face the CL champion Chunichi Dragons in Nagoya.

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Giants beat Tigers

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Alex Ramirez of the Yomiuri Giants hits a go-ahead two-run single against the Hanshin Tigers in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Central League Climax Series at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2010. The Giants won 7-6, advancing to the CLCS final stage where they will face the CL champion Chunichi Dragons in Nagoya.

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Yakult's Sato earns 1st shutout win

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows pitcher Yoshinori Sato throws a baseball with his autograph into the bleachers after marking the first shutout win in his professional career against the Chunichi Dragons at Jungu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2010. The Swallows won 5-0.

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Giants' Matsumoto leaps

NAGANO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants center fielder Tetsuya Matsumoto leaps for the ball in the first inning of a game against the Chunichi Dragons at Nagano Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2010. The Giants lost 10-3.

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Chunichi's Yamauchi marks 1st win

KOSHIEN, Japan - Chunichi Dragons pitcher Soma Yamauchi throws against the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on April 25, 2010. Yamauchi earned the first win in his professional career in an 8-5 victory for the Dragons.

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Chunichi's Valdez marks 1st win in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Edward Valdez, a rookie pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons from the Dominican Republic, kisses a ball after earning the first win of his career in Japan at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on April 1, 2010. Valdez, who started the game, gave up two runs in five innings in a 5-2 victory.

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Chunichi's Fujii slides safely to score

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons outfielder Atsushi Fujii slides home past Hiroshima Carp catcher Yoshiyuki Ishihara from second on a single off the bat of pinch hitter Kazuyoshi Tatsunami in the eighth inning of a game at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 19. The Dragons won 9-3.

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Chunichi's Blanco hit by pitch

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons slugger Tony Blanco is hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 19. The Dragons won 9-3.

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Chunichi's Chen earns 7th win

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons pitcher Chen Wei-yin catches the ball tossed by his teammate Masahiro Araki after a 4-2 victory over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 18. Chen took his seventh win of the season.

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Chunichi's closer Iwase marks 200th saves

GIFU, Japan - Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase pitches against the Yakult Swallows at Nagaragawa Stadium in Gifu Prefecture on May 12. Iwase became the fourth pitcher in Japanese baseball history to reach 200 saves.

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Koike, others cited as potential candidates for LDP race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike throws the ceremonial first pitch in a baseball game between the Yakult Swallows and Chunichi Dragons at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 3. Koike is reportedly considering running in the LDP's presidential election to choose a successor for outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.

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Koike, others cited as potential candidates for LDP race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike throws the ceremonial first pitch in a baseball game between the Yakult Swallows and Chunichi Dragons at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 3. Koike is reportedly considering running in the LDP's presidential election to choose a successor for outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.

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Carp's Shima belts grand slam

HONAGO, Japan - Shigenobu Shima hts a grand slam in the eighth inning, helping the Hiroshima Carp stop a three-game losing steak with a 13-0 rout of the Chunichi Dragons at Yonago Stadium on April 23.

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Carp's Shima belts grand slam

HONAGO, Japan - Shigenobu Shima hts a grand slam in the eighth inning, helping the Hiroshima Carp stop a three-game losing steak with a 13-0 rout of the Chunichi Dragons at Yonago Stadium on April 23.

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Fukudome hits two-run single

YONAGO, Japan - Chunichi Dragons outfielder Kosuke Fukudome hits a two-run single to right in the top of the 12th inning to lead the team to a 7-5 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Yonago Stadium on April 22.

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(12)Rescue operations continue at train crash site

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers players and fans offer a minute of silent prayers to the victims of a fatal train crash before the start of their game against the Chunichi Dragons at Koshien Stadium on April 26.

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(2)Kaz Matsui hits leadoff homer

LOS ANGELES, United Statesd - Kaname Yonamine, who once played for the Yomiuri Giants and managed the Chunichi Dragons, throws the first pitch to open a New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game at Dodgers Stadium on April 28. The Dodgers edged the Mets 3-2. (MLB)

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(2)Dozens of baseball fans involved in skirmish

GIFU, Japan - Fire department officials carry one of spectators complaining of a sore throat from Nagaragawa stadium in the city of Gifu on June 11. About 20 people were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment after a substance resembling tear gas was thrown into a passage way from the stands following a game between the Hanshin Tigers and the Chunichi Dragons.

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(1)Dozens of baseball fans involved in skirmish

GIFU, Japan - Policemen stand on guard as dozens of baseball fans involved in a skirmish refuse to leave Nagaragawa stadium in the city of Gifu on June 11 after a game between the Hanshin Tigers and the Chunichi Dragons. A substance resembling tear gas was thrown into a passage way from the stands, causing several spectators to have sore throats and to feel sick.

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Gome hits three-run homer

TOKYO, Japan - Chunichi Dragons slugger Leo Gomez belts a three-run homer off Yakult Swallows starter Satoshi Iriki with two outs in the top of the third inning at Jingu Stadium on May 4.

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Tatsunami hits two-run double

KOSHIEN, Japan - Chunichi Dragons infielder Kazuyoshi Tatsunami hits a two-run double over right with two outs in the top of the fifth innings against the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium on May 1.

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Tigers' Yabu shuts out Dragons

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Keiichi Yabu pitches a complete-game shutout against the Chunichi Dragons for his fourth win of the season at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya on April 30. The Tigers won 4-0.

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Tigers' Arias hits season's 10th homer

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers infielder George Arias hits a solo homer off over the left-field fence off Chunichi Dragons starter Melvin Bunch in the bottom of the first inning at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya on April 29.

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Japan trounces Russia 12-0 for 3rd win at World Cup baseball

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Seibu Lions outfielder Tomoaki Sato hits a two-run single in the top of the fifth inning as Japan went on to blank Russia 12-0 for its third victory at the World Cup tournament Chunichi Dragons infielder Hirokazu Ibata drove home two runs in a four-run second inning Friday as Japan went on to blank Russia 12-0 for its third victory at the World Cup tournament at Shinchuan Stadium on Nov. 9, 2001.

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Swallows Petagine hits two-run homer against Dragons

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows infielder Roberto Petagine hits a two-run homer over the right-field wall off Chunichi Dragons reliever Hitoki Iwase in the eighth inning at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 30. The Swallows won 4-2.