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Ex-Seibu manager Ihara appointed skipper for Orix

TOKYO, Japan - Haruki Ihara (file photo), who recently stepped down as manager of the Seibu Lions, accepted a position as the new skipper of the Orix BlueWave on Oct. 7. Ihara will sign a contract with the Pacific League club after the completion of the regular season.

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Catcher Ito to replace Ihara as Seibu Lions manager

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran catcher Tsutomu Ito (R) will retire as a player of the Seibu Lions and take the helm as manager for the Pacific League club starting next season after Haruki Ihara (L) steps down from the post, baseball officials said on Sept. 17.

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Seibu clinches Pacific League pennant

CHIBA, Japan - Haruki Ihara, manager of the Seibu Lions, is tossed into the air by his players at a hotel in Chiba after his team clinched the Pacific League championships on Sept. 21. The Seibu Lions clinched their first Pacific League championships in four years when the second place Daiei Hawks failed to beat the Nippon Ham Fighters.

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Seibu inks Taiwan right-hander Chang

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions manager Haruki Ihara (L) shakes hands with Taiwan right-hander Chang Chih-chia during a press conference at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on April 30. The Seibu Lions concluded a one-year contract with Chang with a signing bonus of an estimated 120 million yen.

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Ex-Seibu manager Ihara appointed skipper for Orix

TOKYO, Japan - Haruki Ihara (file photo), who recently stepped down as manager of the Seibu Lions, accepted a position as the new skipper of the Orix BlueWave on Oct. 7. Ihara will sign a contract with the Pacific League club after the completion of the regular season.

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Catcher Ito to replace Ihara as Seibu Lions manager

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran catcher Tsutomu Ito (R) will retire as a player of the Seibu Lions and take the helm as manager for the Pacific League club starting next season after Haruki Ihara (L) steps down from the post, baseball officials said on Sept. 17. (Kyodo)

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Seibu clinches Pacific League pennant

CHIBA, Japan - Haruki Ihara, manager of the Seibu Lions, is tossed into the air by his players at a hotel in Chiba after his team clinched the Pacific League championships on Sept. 21. The Seibu Lions clinched their first Pacific League championships in four years when the second place Daiei Hawks failed to beat the Nippon Ham Fighters. (Kyodo)

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Seibu inks Taiwan right-hander Chang

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions manager Haruki Ihara (L) shakes hands with Taiwan right-hander Chang Chih-chia during a press conference at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on April 30. The Seibu Lions concluded a one-year contract with Chang with a signing bonus of an estimated 120 million yen.