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BayStars' Morimoto introduces himself to fans

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese baseball player Hichori Morimoto poses as ''Ramen Man,'' a character in the popular manga comic ''Kinnikuman,'' during a press conference introducing him as a new BayStars player at Chinatown in Yokohama on Dec. 11, 2010. Morimoto left the Nippon Ham Fighters to play for Yokohama.

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Morimoto to play for BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Hichori Morimoto, a free agent outfielder, gives a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2010, announcing he is leaving the Nippon Ham Fighters to play for the Yokohama BayStars.

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Fighters even Japan Series

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters center fielder Hichori Morimoto lays down a squeeze bunt in the seventh inning of Game 4 of the baseball Japan Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4, 2009. The Fighters won 8-4 to even the series.

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Morimoto helps Nippon Ham win 2nd stage opener

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Hichori Morimoto hits a bases-loaded double with one out in the second inning, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead. The Fighters beat the Lotte Marines 5-2 in the second stage opener of the Pacific League Climax Series at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on Oct. 13.

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Morimoto hits RBI double

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Hichori Morimoto hits an RBI double in the sixth to break up a scoreless game, leading the team to a 1-0 shutout of the Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome on May 6.

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Morimoto hits RBI double

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Hichori Morimoto hits an RBI double in the sixth to break up a scoreless game, leading the team to a 1-0 shutout of the Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome on May 6. (Kyodo)

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Morimoto helps Nippon Ham win 2nd stage opener

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Hichori Morimoto hits a bases-loaded double with one out in the second inning, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead. The Fighters beat the Lotte Marines 5-2 in the second stage opener of the Pacific League Climax Series at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido on Oct. 13. (Kyodo)

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BayStars' Morimoto introduces himself to fans

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese baseball player Hichori Morimoto poses as ''Ramen Man,'' a character in the popular manga comic ''Kinnikuman,'' during a press conference introducing him as a new BayStars player at Chinatown in Yokohama on Dec. 11, 2010. Morimoto left the Nippon Ham Fighters to play for Yokohama. (Kyodo)

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Morimoto to play for BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Hichori Morimoto, a free agent outfielder, gives a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2010, announcing he is leaving the Nippon Ham Fighters to play for the Yokohama BayStars. (Kyodo)

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Fighters even Japan Series

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters center fielder Hichori Morimoto lays down a squeeze bunt in the seventh inning of Game 4 of the baseball Japan Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4, 2009. The Fighters won 8-4 to even the series. (Kyodo)