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Astros hold game with WBC Panama team

KISSIMMEE, United States - The Houston Astros' Kazuo Matsui (L) stands March 5 with Julio Zuleta, a member of the World Baseball Classic Panama team, after advancing to first base in the fifth inning of their game ahead of the opening of the WBC tournament. Zuleta was a member of the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Pacific League in the last season.

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Zuleta hits for cycle in Lotte's rout of Rakuten

SENDAI, Japan - Julio Zuleta celebrates a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to achieve the cycle against the Lotte Marines at Fullcast Stadium in Miyagi Prefecture on Sept. 22, leading the Lotte Marines to a 9-2 rout of the Rakuten Eagles. Zuleta also had a two-run double in the fourth inning, an RBI triple in the sixth and a three-run homer in the seventh.

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Zuleta hits slam in Lotte-Nippon Ham tie on PL opening day

CHIBA, Japan - Lotte Marines' Julio Zuleta hits a game-tying grand slam in the sixth inning of the opening game against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Chiba Marine Stadium on March 24. The game was called in the seventh inning due to rain and ended in a 4-4 tie.

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Zuleta goes deep as Softbank wins playoff 1st stage

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Softbank Hawks slugger Julio Zuleta reacts after hitting a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning as the team beat the Seibu Lions 6-1 in a decisive Game 3 to advance past the first stage of the Pacific League playoffs at Invoice Seibu Dome on Oct 9.

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Zuleta homers lift Hawks past Lions in PL

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Softbank Hawks infielder Julio Zuleta watches the ball after hitting a three-run homer off Seibu Lions starter Fumiya Nishiguchi in the fourth inning at Invoice Seibu Dome on May 6. The Hawks trounced the Pacific League-leading Lions 11-3.

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Zuleta homers lift Hawks past Lions in PL

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Softbank Hawks infielder Julio Zuleta watches the ball after hitting a three-run homer off Seibu Lions starter Fumiya Nishiguchi in the fourth inning at Invoice Seibu Dome on May 6. The Hawks trounced the Pacific League-leading Lions 11-3. (Kyodo)

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Zuleta goes deep as Softbank wins playoff 1st stage

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Softbank Hawks slugger Julio Zuleta reacts after hitting a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning as the team beat the Seibu Lions 6-1 in a decisive Game 3 to advance past the first stage of the Pacific League playoffs at Invoice Seibu Dome on Oct 9. (Kyodo)

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Lotte signs 2-year deal with slugger Zuleta

TOKYO, Japan - The Lotte Marines said on Dec. 29 that they have signed a two-year, $3 million contract with Panamanian slugger Julio Zuleta (in file photo), whose contract talks with the Softbank Hawks broke down recently. ''He'll be a major force in our bid to regain the Japan Series title (the club won in 2005),'' Lotte team president Ryuzo Setoyama said at a press conference. (Kyodo)

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Zuleta hits slam in Lotte-Nippon Ham tie on PL opening day

CHIBA, Japan - Lotte Marines' Julio Zuleta hits a game-tying grand slam in the sixth inning of the opening game against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Chiba Marine Stadium on March 24. The game was called in the seventh inning due to rain and ended in a 4-4 tie. (Kyodo)

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Zuleta hits for cycle in Lotte's rout of Rakuten

SENDAI, Japan - Julio Zuleta celebrates a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to achieve the cycle against the Lotte Marines at Fullcast Stadium in Miyagi Prefecture on Sept. 22, leading the Lotte Marines to a 9-2 rout of the Rakuten Eagles. Zuleta also had a two-run double in the fourth inning, an RBI triple in the sixth and a three-run homer in the seventh. (Kyodo)

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Astros hold game with WBC Panama team

KISSIMMEE, United States - The Houston Astros' Kazuo Matsui (L) stands March 5 with Julio Zuleta, a member of the World Baseball Classic Panama team, after advancing to first base in the fifth inning of their game ahead of the opening of the WBC tournament. Zuleta was a member of the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Pacific League in the last season. (Kyodo)