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Mariners pitcher Iwakuma in Tokyo for season-opening series

Mariners pitcher Iwakuma in Tokyo for season-opening series

TOKYO, Japan - Seattle Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma (C) smiles with manager Eric Wedge (L) and pitcher Felix Hernandez of his major league team at a press conference in Tokyo on March 24, 2012, ahead of their season-opening series against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome on March 28 and 29. Iwakuma joined Seattle from the Rakuten Eagles, a ballclub based in the northeastern city of Sendai hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, after the 2011 season.

Athletics, Mariners managers in Japan

Athletics, Mariners managers in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin, Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge and former Mariners player Ken Griffey Jr. pose for photos after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2012, about the two Major League teams opening the 2012 season in Tokyo in March.

Mariners manager in Japan

Mariners manager in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2012. He spoke about the Mariners and the Oakland Athletics opening the 2012 season in Tokyo in March.

Griffey coaches children in Japan

Griffey coaches children in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. watches children practice during a baseball clinic in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. Griffey held the event with Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge for children including ones from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, an area greatly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster.

Griffey coaches children in Japan

Griffey coaches children in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. demonstrates batting during a baseball clinic in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. Griffey held the event with Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge for children including ones from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, an area greatly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster.

Mariners manager in Japan

Mariners manager in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge speaks during a baseball clinic for Japanese children in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2012. The children included junior baseball team players from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, affected by the crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

Mariners pitcher Iwakuma in Tokyo for season-opening series

Mariners pitcher Iwakuma in Tokyo for season-opening series

TOKYO, Japan - Seattle Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma (C) smiles with manager Eric Wedge (L) and pitcher Felix Hernandez of his major league team at a press conference in Tokyo on March 24, 2012, ahead of their season-opening series against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome on March 28 and 29. Iwakuma joined Seattle from the Rakuten Eagles, a ballclub based in the northeastern city of Sendai hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, after the 2011 season. (Kyodo)

Athletics, Mariners managers in Japan

Athletics, Mariners managers in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin, Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge and former Mariners player Ken Griffey Jr. pose for photos after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2012, about the two Major League teams opening the 2012 season in Tokyo in March. (Kyodo)

Mariners manager in Japan

Mariners manager in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2012. He spoke about the Mariners and the Oakland Athletics opening the 2012 season in Tokyo in March. (Kyodo)

Mariners manager in Japan

Mariners manager in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge speaks during a baseball clinic for Japanese children in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2012. The children included junior baseball team players from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, affected by the crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. (Kyodo)

Griffey coaches children in Japan

Griffey coaches children in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. watches children practice during a baseball clinic in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. Griffey held the event with Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge for children including ones from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, an area greatly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)

Griffey coaches children in Japan

Griffey coaches children in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. demonstrates batting during a baseball clinic in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. Griffey held the event with Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge for children including ones from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, an area greatly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)