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Baseball: Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami

The Central League's Munetaka Murakami of the Yakult Swallows hits a two-run home run in the second inning of a Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star game against the Pacific League at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, on July 23, 2024.

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Baseball: Rays sign Japanese pitcher Uwasawa

Japanese pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa poses for a photo at the Nippon Ham Fighters' home stadium Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2024, after the Tampa Bay Rays signed him to a minor league contract. The 29-year-old right-hander was posted by the Fighters.

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Baseball: Rays sign Japanese pitcher Uwasawa

Japanese pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa attends a press conference at the Nippon Ham Fighters' home stadium Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2024, after the Tampa Bay Rays signed him to a minor league contract. The 29-year-old right-hander was posted by the Fighters.

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Baseball: Mural at Fighters' stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2023, shows a mural installed at Nippon Ham Fighters' home stadium Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido for the club's 50th anniversary the following year. Former players, including Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish, are featured in the mural.

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Baseball: Taiwan's Sun Yi-lei

Taiwanese pitcher Sun Yi-lei attends a press conference at Es Con Field Hokkaido in the northern Japan city of Kitahiroshima on Oct. 30, 2023, as the 18-year-old is introduced as a new member of the Nippon Ham Fighters pro baseball team.

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Baseball: Taiwan's Sun Yi-lei

Nippon Ham Fighters' new signing Sun Yi-lei (2nd from L) of Taiwan poses for a photo on the mound alongside team manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo (far L) and his parents at Es Con Field Hokkaido in the northern Japan city of Kitahiroshima on Oct. 30, 2023, after the 18-year-old pitcher addressed the media in an introductory press conference.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Photo shows a glamping facility at F Village, a commercial complex surrounding pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Sept. 28, 2023. The ballpark, Es Con Field Hokkaido, opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Photo shows a playground at F Village, a commercial complex surrounding pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark, Es Con Field Hokkaido, opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Photo shows the exterior of Es Con Field Hokkaido, home of pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Fans are allowed access into Es Con Field Hokkaido, pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on a non-game day on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

People visit F Village, a commercial complex surrounding pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on a non-game day on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark, Es Con Field Hokkaido, opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Fans fill the stands for pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' final home game of the season on Sept. 28, 2023, at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, which opened earlier in the year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Fans fill the stands for pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' final home game of the season on Sept. 28, 2023, at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, which opened earlier in the year.

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Baseball: Nippon Ham player Wang Po-jung

Wang Po-jung of the Nippon Ham Fighters hits a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Lotte Marines at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Baseball: Mannami hits go-ahead double

Chusei Mannami of the Nippon Ham Fighters hits a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Rakuten Eagles at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on May 5, 2023.

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Baseball: Fighters' new ballpark in Hokkaido

File photo taken on March 6, 2023, shows a hotel room in a tower in left field of the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, which opened on March 30. The patrons can view the game through a window in the room which is decorated with a picture and uniforms of Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Otani when he was a Fighters' player.

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Baseball: Fighters' new ballpark in Hokkaido

File photo taken on March 6, 2023, shows a hot bath in a tower in left field of the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, which opened on March 30. Patrons can view the game through a window in the bathroom.

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Baseball: Fighters' new ballpark in Hokkaido

File photo taken on Nov. 3, 2022, shows the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, which opened on March 30, 2023. The new stadium boasts a retractable roof to shield the game and its natural grass turf from Hokkaido's frigid winters and snowy weather, as well as a 70-meter glass wall behind the bleachers to allow sunlight onto the turf. It includes a tower in left field complete with a hotel and spa, where patrons can view the game in style.

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Baseball: Fighters' new ballpark in Hokkaido

The Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, opens with Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023. The stadium boasts huge screens above the spectators seats on the right and left sides, as well as a retractable roof to shield the game and its natural grass turf from Hokkaido's frigid winters and snowy weather.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

Baseball fans pack the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023. The new stadium boasts a retractable roof to shield the game and its natural grass turf from Hokkaido's frigid winters and snowy weather, as well as a 70-meter glass wall behind the bleachers to allow sunlight onto the turf.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

A ceremony is held at the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

Baseball fans pack the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

Players of the Nippon Ham Fighters and the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles line up on the field of Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, to sing Japan's national anthem ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game between the two on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning manager Hideki Kuriyama throws out the ceremonial first pitch for Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game between the Nippon Ham Fighters and the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles at Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 30, 2023. Kuriyama managed the fighters for 10 years before becoming the manager of the Japan national baseball team.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

People wait for the opening of Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

People wait for the opening of Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

People wait for the opening of Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 30, 2023, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 30, 2023, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

People take photos of a mural featuring major leaguers Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish, who both previously played for the Nippon Ham Fighters, at Es Con Field Hokkaido, the team's new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 30, 2023, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

People wait for the opening of Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Photo taken on March 29, 2023, shows the exterior of pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Photo taken on March 29, 2023, shows pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Photo taken on March 29, 2023, shows the exterior of pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Fans watch a preseason baseball game between the Nippon Ham Fighters and Seibu Lions at the Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on the ballpark's pre-opening day on March 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Fans walk through the entrance gates at pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on the ballpark's pre-opening day on March 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Fans enter the stands at pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on the ballpark's pre-opening day on March 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Photo taken on March 14, 2023, shows the exterior of pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima, on the ballpark's pre-opening day.

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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New ballpark for Nippon Ham Fighters

A ceremony marking the completion of Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium ES CON Field Hokkaido is held in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Jan. 5, 2023. The Pacific League baseball team will use the ballpark from the 2023 season.

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New ballpark for Nippon Ham Fighters

A ceremony marking the completion of Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium ES CON Field Hokkaido is held in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Jan. 5, 2023. The Pacific League baseball team will use the ballpark from the 2023 season.

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New ballpark for Nippon Ham Fighters

A ceremony marking the completion of Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium ES CON Field Hokkaido is held in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Jan. 5, 2023. The Pacific League baseball team will use the ballpark from the 2023 season.

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