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KAMAGAYA, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani runs during an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018

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Shohei Ohtani

KAMAGAYA, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Fans watch Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani (R) head to the ground for an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018

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Shohei Ohtani

KAMAGAYA, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani (L) smiles as he warms up at an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018

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Powerful typhoon hits Tokyo metropolitan area

KAMAGAYA, Japan - Steel poles supporting nets at a golf practice range are seen collapsed following strong winds brought by Typhoon Phanfone in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 6, 2014.

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Powerful typhoon hits Tokyo metropolitan area

KAMAGAYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a golf practice range, where steel poles supporting nets were blown over by strong winds brought by Typhoon Phanfone in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 6, 2014.

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Powerful typhoon hits Tokyo metropolitan area

KAMAGAYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a golf practice range, where steel poles supporting nets were blown over by strong winds brought by Typhoon Phanfone in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 6, 2014.

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Fighters' rookie Saito enters team dorm

CHIBA, Japan - Yuki Saito, the Nippon Ham Fighters' first-round draft pick, arrives at the team's dormitory in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2011, ahead of its voluntary rookie training camp starting the following day.

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7 arrested for fraud over bracelets touted as improving blood flow

CHIBA, Japan - Three types of metal bracelet which a Tokyo health appliances company allegedly sold by claiming they help blood flow have no health benefits, police say. Chiba police on Nov. 6 arrested Minoru Kajimoto, the company's president, and six former employees on suspicion of swindling 18 people out of 6.8 million yen by selling them the bracelets. The police believe the company took in some 2.45 billion yen by selling the bracelets to roughly 8,200 people in 40 prefectures from January 2004 to April this year. The bracelets in the photo were shown to the media at the Kamagaya police station in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 6.

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Nippon Ham gets provisional clearance from Darvish

KAMAGAYA, Japan - Star prospect Yu Darvish, 18, signed a provisional deal with the Nippon Ham Fighters on Dec. 17, becoming the last of the 82 newly drafted players to agree on a contract with a pro baseball team.

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Nippon Ham's Shoda named PL Rookie of the Year

KAMAGAYA, Japan - Nippon Ham southpaw Itsuki Shoda (9-11, 3.45 ERA) smiles at the Nippon Ham Fighters club house in Kamagaya, east of Tokyo, after being named the Rookie of the Year in the Pacific League on Nov. 1.

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Kamagaya mayor held on suspicion of bribery

CHIBA, Japan - Keiichiro Minagawa, mayor of Kamagaya in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, leaves his home in Kamagaya on May 30 to be questioned by prosecutors on suspicion of taking bribes from a construction company via an aide to former House of Councillors President Yutaka Inoue. The mayor was arrested later.

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Nippon Ham gets provisional clearance from Darvish

KAMAGAYA, Japan - Star prospect Yu Darvish, 18, signed a provisional deal with the Nippon Ham Fighters on Dec. 17, becoming the last of the 82 newly drafted players to agree on a contract with a pro baseball team. (Kyodo)

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Jockey Fujita throws ceremonial 1st pitch

Jockey Nanako Fujita (R) throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a spring training game between the Nippon Ham Fighters and the SoftBank Hawks in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on March 17, 2016, with Shohei Otani looking on. Earlier in the month, the 18-year-old Fujita made her debut as the first rookie female jockey from the Japan Racing Association in 16 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Rain hits Otani's preseason start

Nippon Ham Fighters ace Shohei Otani pitches against the DeNA BayStars in a preseason game called in the third inning due to rain in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on March 9, 2016. The 21-year-old sensation had little velocity or control though he gave up no runs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-MLB pitcher Nomo's son joins Japanese club as interpreter

Takahiro Nomo, the eldest son of former Japanese Major League Baseball pitcher Hideo Nomo, works as an English interpreter for Japan's Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 10, 2015. The young Nomo graduated from a university in the United States in December 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Shohei Ohtani

Fans watch Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani (R) head to the ground for an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani (L) smiles as he warms up at an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani runs during an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2017 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Japan's slugger-pitcher Otani

Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters leaves a field in Kamagaya, near Tokyo, on Nov. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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7 arrested for fraud over bracelets touted as improving blood fl

CHIBA, Japan - Three types of metal bracelet which a Tokyo health appliances company allegedly sold by claiming they help blood flow have no health benefits, police say. Chiba police on Nov. 6 arrested Minoru Kajimoto, the company's president, and six former employees on suspicion of swindling 18 people out of 6.8 million yen by selling them the bracelets. The police believe the company took in some 2.45 billion yen by selling the bracelets to roughly 8,200 people in 40 prefectures from January 2004 to April this year. The bracelets in the photo were shown to the media at the Kamagaya police station in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 6. (Kyodo)

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7 arrested for fraud over bracelets touted as improving blood fl

CHIBA, Japan - Three types of metal bracelet which a Tokyo health appliances company allegedly sold by claiming they help blood flow have no health benefits, police say. Chiba police on Nov. 6 arrested Minoru Kajimoto, the company's president, and six former employees on suspicion of swindling 18 people out of 6.8 million yen by selling them the bracelets. The police believe the company took in some 2.45 billion yen by selling the bracelets to roughly 8,200 people in 40 prefectures from January 2004 to April this year. The bracelets in the photo were shown to the media at the Kamagaya police station in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 6. (Kyodo)

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Fighters' rookie Saito enters team dorm

CHIBA, Japan - Yuki Saito, the Nippon Ham Fighters' first-round draft pick, arrives at the team's dormitory in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2011, ahead of its voluntary rookie training camp starting the following day. (Kyodo)

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Powerful typhoon hits Tokyo metropolitan area

KAMAGAYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a golf practice range, where steel poles supporting nets were blown over by strong winds brought by Typhoon Phanfone in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 6, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Fighters OK Otani's use of posting system to go to majors

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-slugger Shohei Otani leaves a players dormitory in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2017, to meet with club manager Hideki Kuriyama and president Kenso Takeda in Tokyo. The Fighters announced their decision to allow Otani to move to the major leagues for the 2018 season through the offseason posting system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Wang Po-jung in practice

Newly acquired Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Wang Po-jung practices in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani in training

Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani practices batting at the Nippon Ham Fighters' facility in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Kotaro Kiyomiya and Shohei Ohtani train

Nippon Ham Fighters rookie Kotaro Kiyomiya (L) and Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani train at the Fighters' facility in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Kotaro Kiyomiya and Shohei Ohtani train

Nippon Ham Fighters rookie Kotaro Kiyomiya (L) and Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani train at the Fighters' facility in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiyomiya in Nippon Ham rookie training

Kotaro Kiyomiya takes part in the Nippon Ham Fighters' training for new signings in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler

Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler (R) is pictured being shown around the Nippon Ham Fighters facility in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2018, by the Angels' new signing Shohei Ohtani (L). Ohtani has been training individually at the facility (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler

Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler (C) is pictured visiting the Nippon Ham Fighters facility where the Angels' new signing Shohei Ohtani has been training individually in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler

Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler (C) is pictured leaving the Nippon Ham Fighters facility where the Angels' new signing Shohei Ohtani has been training individually in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani after workout

Los Angeles Angels-bound Shohei Ohtani speaks to reporters in Kamagaya, near Tokyo, on Jan. 5, 2018, after an open individual workout. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani warms up at an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels' new signing Shohei Ohtani plays catch during an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels' new signing Shohei Ohtani practices batting during an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels' new signing Shohei Ohtani practices batting during an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels' new signing Shohei Ohtani practices batting during an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani after workout

Los Angeles Angels-bound Shohei Ohtani speaks to reporters in Kamagaya, near Tokyo, on Jan. 5, 2018, after an open individual workout. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani after workout

Los Angeles Angels-bound Shohei Ohtani speaks to reporters in Kamagaya, near Tokyo, on Jan. 5, 2018, after an open individual workout. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels' new signing Shohei Ohtani practices batting during an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Otani

Los Angeles Angels' new signing Shohei Ohtani plays catch during an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Otani

Los Angeles Angels' new signing Shohei Ohtani plays catch during an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018 (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani grimaces during an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani warms up at an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Angels new signing Shohei Ohtani sprints during an open individual workout in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ohtani in Japan

Japanese pitcher-slugger Shohei Ohtani works out at the Nippon Ham Fighters' training facility in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2017, after returning from the United States where he signed with the Los Angeles Angels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ohtani in Japan

Japanese pitcher-slugger Shohei Ohtani talks with a member of the Nippon Ham Fighters' staff at a training facility in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2017, after returning from the United States where he signed with the Los Angeles Angels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ohtani back in Japan

Japanese pitcher-slugger Shohei Ohtani smiles as he plays catch at the Nippon Ham Fighters' training facility in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2017, after returning from the United States to sign with the Los Angeles Angels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ohtani back in Japan

Japanese pitcher-slugger Shohei Ohtani plays catch at the Nippon Ham Fighters' training facility in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2017, after returning from the United States to sign with the Los Angeles Angels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo