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Gentildonna ends race career with Arima Kinen victory

FUNABASHI, Japan - Fourth pick Gentildonna (4) ridden by Keita Tosaki scores a crowning victory in the Arima Kinen race, the last race of her career, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2014. She became the fifth horse in Japan Racing Association history to win seven G1 titles.

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Darvish picks up 4th win

DETROIT, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on May 22, 2014. Darvish allowed two earned runs over seven innings, but had plenty of run support to pick up his fourth win as the Rangers beat the Tigers 9-2.

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Darvish picks up 4th win

DETROIT, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on May 22, 2014. Darvish allowed two earned runs over seven innings, but had plenty of run support to pick up his fourth win as the Rangers beat the Tigers 9-2.

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Darvish picks up 4th win

DETROIT, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on May 22, 2014. Darvish allowed two earned runs over seven innings, but had plenty of run support to pick up his fourth win as the Rangers beat the Tigers 9-2.

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Darvish picks up 4th win

DETROIT, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on May 22, 2014. Darvish allowed two earned runs over seven innings, but had plenty of run support to pick up his fourth win as the Rangers beat the Tigers 9-2.

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Gentildonna wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Gentildonna (front) gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse on Oct. 14, 2012, to complete the Triple Crown. Top pick Gentildonna covered the 2,000-meter turf track in 2 minutes, 0.4 seconds, to become only the fourth filly to achieve the feat.

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Gentildonna wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Gentildonna (R, back) gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse on Oct. 14, 2012, to complete the Triple Crown. Top pick Gentildonna covered the 2,000-meter turf track in 2 minutes, 0.4 seconds, beating Verxina (front), to become only the fourth filly to win the Triple Crown.

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Gentildonna wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Gentildonna (back) gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse on Oct. 14, 2012, to complete the Triple Crown. Top pick Gentildonna covered the 2,000-meter turf track in 2 minutes, 0.4 seconds, beating Verxina (front), to become only the fourth filly to win the Triple Crown.

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second.

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (front R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second. (Pool photo)

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory.

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory.

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory.

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Joie de Vivre wins Hanshin Juvenile Fillies

OSAKA, Japan - Fourth pick Joie de Vivre (13) wins a Grade 1 race in only her second career start at the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, the race to decide the best 2-year-old filly, at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 11, 2011.

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Kane Hekili wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Fourth favorite Kane Hekili (L) wins the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 7. At right is Meisho Tokon, the seventh pick, which came second a head behind the winner.

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Matsuzaka struggles in shortest outing for Boston

BOSTON, United States - Boxton Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) walks Japanese compatriot and Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) who led off the game at Fenway Park in Boston on May 3. Matsuzaka squandered a chance to pick up his fourth win in the majors in his shortest outing since the Red Sox acquired him with a $103 million investment. The Red Sox edged the Mariners 8-7.

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Matsuzaka struggles in shortest outing for Boston

BOSTON, United States - Boxton Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka wipes sweat away during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park in Boston on May 3. Matsuzaka self-destructed with a wild first inning and then squandered a chance to pick up his fourth win in the majors.

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Igawa pitches 5 shutout innings, gets 1st spring win

TAMPA, Florida - New York Yankees rookie Kei Igawa in action against the Philadelphia Phillies on March 20, pitching a two-hitter in five shutout innings to pick up his first win in his fourth spring training outing.

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Kane Hekili wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Fourth favorite Kane Hekili (L) wins the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 7. At right is Meisho Tokon, the seventh pick, which came second a head behind the winner. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Iwakuma gets 7th win as Mariners beat Pirates

Seattle Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma reacts after getting Starling Marte of the Pittsburgh Pirates to ground into an inning-ending double play in the fourth at Safeco Field on June 28, 2016. Iwakuma allowed two runs in 6-2/3 innings to pick up his seventh win of the season as the Mariners won 5-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shonan Pandora wins Japan Cup

Fourth pick Shonan Pandora (15), jockeyed by Kenichi Ikezoe, wins the 2015 Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse in the city of Fuchu in western Tokyo metropolis on Nov. 29, 2015. It was Shonan Pandora's second G1 win following the Shukasho in October last year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka aims to pick up 4th win against Nationals

New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka stands in shock after Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals hits a game-tying homer during the fourth inning in a game in New York on June 9, 2015. Tanaka, who returned from the disabled list the previous week, aims to pick up a fourth win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuzaka struggles in shortest outing for Boston

BOSTON, United States - Boxton Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka wipes sweat away during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park in Boston on May 3. Matsuzaka self-destructed with a wild first inning and then squandered a chance to pick up his fourth win in the majors. (Kyodo)

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Matsuzaka struggles in shortest outing for Boston

BOSTON, United States - Boxton Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) walks Japanese compatriot and Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) who led off the game at Fenway Park in Boston on May 3. Matsuzaka squandered a chance to pick up his fourth win in the majors in his shortest outing since the Red Sox acquired him with a $103 million investment. The Red Sox edged the Mariners 8-7. (Kyodo)

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Igawa pitches 5 shutout innings, gets 1st spring win

TAMPA, Florida - New York Yankees rookie Kei Igawa in action against the Philadelphia Phillies on March 20, pitching a two-hitter in five shutout innings to pick up his first win in his fourth spring training outing. (Kyodo)

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (front R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second. (Kyodo)

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory. (Kyodo)

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory. (Kyodo)

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory. (Kyodo)

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Gentildonna ends race career with Arima Kinen victory

FUNABASHI, Japan - Fourth pick Gentildonna (4) ridden by Keita Tosaki scores a crowning victory in the Arima Kinen race, the last race of her career, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2014. She became the fifth horse in Japan Racing Association history to win seven G1 titles. (Kyodo)

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Joie de Vivre wins Hanshin Juvenile Fillies

OSAKA, Japan - Fourth pick Joie de Vivre (13) wins a Grade 1 race in only her second career start at the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, the race to decide the best 2-year-old filly, at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 11, 2011. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

A charter jet is set to depart from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Feb. 6, 2020, bound for Wuhan to pick up a fourth group of Japanese evacuees from the Chinese city at the center of a new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A charter jet is set to depart from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Feb. 6, 2020, bound for Wuhan to pick up a fourth group of Japanese evacuees from the Chinese city at the center of a new coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Angels' Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Angels slides back to first base on a pick-off attempt in front of Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger in the fourth inning of a spring training game in Los Angeles on March 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Darvish gets 50th career win in majors

Yu Darvish pitches in the Texas Rangers' 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on May 16, 2017. Darvish held the Phillies to one run in seven innings to pick up his fourth win of the season and the 50th of his major league career. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volunteer spirit aids Halloween clean-up in Shibuya

Volunteers pick up rubbish in the rain on the streets of Shibuya in Tokyo in the early morning on Nov. 1, 2016, after the area was swamped with Halloween partygoers for the fourth straight night the previous night. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Darvish throws 7-plus innings as Rangers beat A's

Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 17, 2016. Darvish held the Athletics to two runs in seven-plus innings to pick up his fourth win of the season as the Rangers won 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Darvish throws 7-plus innings as Rangers beat A's

Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 17, 2016. Darvish held the Athletics to two runs in seven-plus innings to pick up his fourth win of the season as the Rangers won 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Darvish throws 7-plus innings as Rangers beat A's

Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 17, 2016. Darvish held the Athletics to two runs in seven-plus innings to pick up his fourth win of the season as the Rangers won 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Darvish throws 7-plus innings as Rangers beat A's

Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers pitches against the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 17, 2016. Darvish held the Athletics to two runs in seven-plus innings to pick up his fourth win of the season as the Rangers won 6-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo