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Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament

Keio infielder Katsuji Kiyohara, son of former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara who was arrested in 2016 for drug offenses, makes a pinch-hit appearance in a quarterfinal game against Okinawa Shogaku during the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan's national high school tournament

Keio infielder Katsuji Kiyohara (C), son of former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara who was arrested in 2016 for drug offenses, is pictured during the closing ceremony of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Ichiro to play on American League All-Star team

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) is visited by retired Japanese slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara (L) during a practice session at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 12, 2010, before playing on the American League All-Star team.

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Orix slugger Kiyohara to retire

OSAKA, Japan - Injury-prone Orix Buffaloes slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara is tossed into the air after his last career game with Softbank Hawks at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Oct. 1.

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Orix slugger Kiyohara to retire

OSAKA, Japan - Injury-prone Orix Buffaloes slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara (R) greets Softbank Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (L) who presented him with flowers before Kiyohara's last career game at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Oct. 1.

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Orix slugger Kiyohara to retire

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Orix Buffaloes slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara waves to fans at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Aug. 18 before the start of a game against the Seibu Lions. Kiyohara, fifth on the all-time home run list in Japanese baseball with 525, said the same day that he will retire at the end of the season.

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Kiyohara to undergo season-ending surgery

OSAKA, Japan - Veteran Orix Buffaloes slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara speaks at a news conference in Kobe on July 4 about his plan to undergo knee surgery for the second time this year. Kiyohara said the surgery will take place at a Kobe hospital on July 6 after having had his left knee examined in Los Angeles last week.

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Kiyohara signs new salary deal with Orix

OSAKA, Japan - Orix Blue Wave infielder Kazuhiro Kiyohara speaks to reporters in Osaka on Dec. 5 after signing a new deal for his 22nd season in 2007 that will keep his salary at 250 million yen, unchanged from this year

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Orix Buffaloes infielders Norihiro Nakamura (L) and Kazuhiro Kiyohara smile after returning home on catcher Takeshi Hidaka's two-run single in the sixth inning of the team's opening game against the Seibu Lions at Invoice Seibu Dome on March 25. The Buffaloed defeated the Lions 5-2. Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games.

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Kiyohara ready to start anew with Orix

KOBE, Japan - Veteran slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara speaks at a press conference after joining the Pacific League club Oriz Buffaloes on Dec. 26. He said he is ready to make a fresh start in his career with the Orix and determined to help his new team win a championship. ''I'm ready to take a new step forward without looking back. I've savored the taste of winning a number of titles before, and I want to do it one last time in my career,'' Kiyohara said when he was introduced by the Kobe-based club.

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Veteran slugger Kiyohara to play for Orix

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who was released by the Yomiuri Giants in the fall, announces in Tokyo on Dec. 20 he will play for the Orix Buffaloes next season.

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(3)Giants Kiyohara cheers quake victoms

NIIGATA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara (L) hands his donation to the victims of the Oct. 23 deadly earthquakes in a meeting with Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida at the prefectural government in Niigata on Dec. 9. Kiyohara earlier visited the city of Ojiya to cheer school children of the quake-hit central Niigata Prefecture city.

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(2)Giants Kiyohara cheers quake victims

OJIYA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara plays arm wrestling with a junior high school student in Ojiya on Dec. 9 during his visit to the central Niigata Prefecture city to cheer victims of the Oct. 23 earthquakes.

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(1)Giants Kiyohara cheers quake victims

OJIYA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara shakes hands with junior high school students in Ojiya on Dec. 9 during his visit to the central Niigata Prefecture city to cheer victims of the Oct. 23 earthquakes.

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Kiyohara to stay with Yomiuri Giants next season

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants veteran slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara looks stern at a press conference after reaching an agreement to play for the Central League club next season, the final year of his four-year deal. ''Now I know where exactly I stand (in the team) and that's in a tight spot,'' he said.

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Kiyohara, Yomiuri pres. meet face-to-face for talks

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiro Kiyohara, a slugger for the Central League baseball club Yomiuri Giants, is surrounded by reporters at the team's office in Tokyo on Nov. 8 after his talks with the team's president Hidetoshi Kiyotake.

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Giants' Kiyohara gets 2,000th career hit

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants infielder Kazuhiro Kiyohara hits a single, the 2,000th hit in his career, to center off Yakult Swallows' starter Jason Beverlin in the first inning of a game at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on June 4. Kiyohara became the 31st player in Japanese baseball history to accomplish the feat.

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Kiyohara extends contract with Yomiuri Giants

TOKYO, Japan - Sixteen-time All-Star Kazuhiro Kiyohara speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16 after signing a deal with the Yomiuri Giants carrying an annual salary of 450 million yen plus incentives for next season.

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Kiyohara slams 2-run homer

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara slams a two-run homer over center with two outs in the top of the ninth inning against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp at Hiroshima Stadium on June 3. Yomiuri edged Hiroshima 2-1.

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Uehara, Kiyohara, Shimizu pose after Yomiuri wins series opener

TOKYO, Japan - The Yomiuri Giants' Koji Uehara, Kazuhiro Kiyohara and Takayuki Shimizu (from left) pose after leading Yomiuri to a 4-1 victory over the Seibu Lions in Game 1 of the Japan Series on Oct. 26. Uehara struck out 12 and Kiyohara and Shimizu hit two-run homers at Tokyo Dome.

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Giants' Kiyohara hits two-run homer

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara hits a two-run homer over the left field fence off Seibu Lions starter Daisuke Matsuzaka in the bottom of the third inning in Game 1 of the Japan Series in Tokyo Dome on Oct. 26. The Giants won 4-1.

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Kiyohara hits game-deciding single in 10th inning

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiro Kiyohara reacts after hitting a game-deciding RBI single with the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to pace the Yomiuri Giants to a 3-2 ''sayonara'' victory over the Hiroshima Toyo Carp at Tokyo Dome on May 31.

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Kiyohara hits three-run homer

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara belts a three-run homer off Yakult Swallows starter Futoshi Yamabe with one out in the bottom of the third innings at Tokyo Dome on April 9.

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Kiyohara hits two-run homer

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara watches the ball after hitting a home run with first based loaded in the top of fifth inning against the Yokohama Baystars at Yokohama Stadium on April 7.

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Giants' slugger Kiyohara hits 444th homer

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara hits a homer, the 444th of his career and the same number of homers as those of former Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima, in the bottom of the fourth inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome on March 31.

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Kiyohara hits three-run homer

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiro Kiyohara slams a three-run homer off right-hander Tomohiro Nagai in the first as the Yomiuri Giants rolled past the Daiei Hawks 8-4 at Tokyo Dome on March 24.

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Terahara shaky in debut

FUKUOKA, Japan - Daiei's highly touted high school pick Hayato Terahara watches a double to left hit by Yomiuri's Kazuhiro Kiyohara in the bottom of the third inning in an exhibition game at Fukuoka Dome on March 3.

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Yomiuri's Kiyohara signs 4-year deal

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants infielder Kazuhiro Kiyohara is about to leave his club office in Tokyo on Dec. 27 after agreeing to a new four-year deal carrying an estimated 450 million yen annual salary in addition to performance incentives. ''I was able to sign the new deal comfortably. I'll do my best to help the team win the championship, believing that personal improvement leads to team development,'' Kiyohara said of his goal for his 17th season.

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Kiyohara blast solo homer

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara slams a solo homer over left off Chunichi Dragons reliever Eiji Shotsu with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning at Tokyo Dome on August 2.

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Kiyohara slam gives Yomiuri 'sayonara' win in CL

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiro Kiyohara hits a ''sayonara'' grand slam in the bottom of the 11th inning July 14 to give the Yomiuri Giants a 5-1 victory over the Hiroshima Carp in a Central League game. Kiyohara, who leads the league in RBIs, slammed his 20th homer of the season over the right-field fence after Yomiuri loaded the bases with three hits to set up its fourth sayonara victory this year.

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Kiyohara blasts three-run homer

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara belts a game-tying three-run homer to right off Hiroshima Toyo Carp starter Hiroki Kuroda with one out in the top of the sixth inning at Tokyo Dome on July 13.

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Kiyohara hits bases-loaded double

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara hits a bases-loaded three-run double to center-left off Yakult Swallows starter Kazuhisa Ishii with two outs in the bottom of the third inning at Tokyo Dome on July 12.

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Kiyohara hit by pitch

SPPORO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara is hit by a pitch by Chunichi Dragons starter Kenshin Kawakami with bases loaded in the first inning at Sapporo Dome on June 28.

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Kiyohara drills 2nd of 3 homers in Yomiuri romp

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara rips a three-run homer, the second of his three home runs on June 9, in the fourth inning of the Yomiuri Giants' 15-10 drubbing of the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome.

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Giants' Kiyohara hits three-run homer off Dragons' Bunch

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Koyohara (R) and Chunichi Dragons starter Melvin Bunch watch the ball after Kiyohara hits a three-run homer over the center field-wall, giving the Giants 5-2 victory at Tokyo Dome on June 7.

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Giants' Kiyohara hits 2-run homer against Swallows

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants' infielder Kazuhiro Kiyohara hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on May 31.

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Matsui batted in

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants center-fielder Hideki Matsui slides to the home plate on Kazuhiro Kiyohara's double to right center in the bottom of the second inning against the Hanshin Tigers at Fukuoka Dome on May 15.

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Kiyohara hits two-run single

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants first baseman Kazuhiro Kiyohara hits a two-run single to left off Hiroshima Toyo Carp starter Eric Ludwick in the top of the first inning at Hiroshima Ball Park on May 9.

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Kiyohara hits two-run single

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants first baseman Kazuhiro Kiyohara hits a two-out bases-loaded two-run single to left off Shane Bowers in the third inning against Yokohama Baystars at Tokyo Dome on April 15.

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Kiyohara hits home run

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants infielder Kazuhiro Kiyohara hits a home run over the center-field wall in the second inning of a game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on April 5.

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Kiyohara nets 20 mil. pay rise to stay with Giants

TOKYO, Japan - Infielder Kazuhiro Kiyohara appears at a news conference after agreeing to a 20 million yen pay hike and signing a new one-year deal with the Japan Series champion Yomiuri Giants worth an estimated 300 million yen.

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Yomiuri slugger Kiyohara celebrates marriage in Nara

SAKURAI, Japan - Popular Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara and wife Aki celebrate their marriage in a traditional Japanese wedding ceremony in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture on Dec. 8. Their marriage was registered in May.

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Petagine welcomed after 1st of 2 homers in all-star game

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Roberto Petagine (No. 9) is greeted by his Central League teammates after hitting the first of two home runs in the second inning of Game 1 of the Japanese professional baseball all-star series at Tokyo Dome on July 22.Petagine's homer in the second tied the game 1-1 while his solo blast in the eighth gave the Central League a 5-3 lead. He is greeted at the dugout by (left to right) Melvin Bunch (Chunichi), Bobby Rose (Yokoham), Darrell May (Yomiuri), Motonobu Tanishige (Yokohama) and Kazuhiro Kiyohara (Yomiuri).

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Kiyohara hits three-run homer

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiro Kiyohara slams a three-run homer off right-hander Tomohiro Nagai in the first as the Yomiuri Giants rolled past the Daiei Hawks 8-4 at Tokyo Dome on March 24.

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Giants' slugger Kiyohara hits 444th homer

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara hits a homer, the 444th of his career and the same number of homers as those of former Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima, in the bottom of the fourth inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome on March 31.

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Kiyohara to stay with Yomiuri Giants next season

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants veteran slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara looks stern at a press conference after reaching an agreement to play for the Central League club next season, the final year of his four-year deal. ''Now I know where exactly I stand (in the team) and that's in a tight spot,'' he said. (Kyodo)

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(1)Gabe Kapler

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Gabe Kapler homers and is greeted by slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara at Tokyo Dome. The photo was taken April 20, 2005. (Kyodo)

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Veteran slugger Kiyohara to play for Orix

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who was released by the Yomiuri Giants in the fall, announces in Tokyo on Dec. 20 he will play for the Orix Buffaloes next season. (Kyodo)

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Kiyohara ready to start anew with Orix

KOBE, Japan - Veteran slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara speaks at a press conference after joining the Pacific League club Oriz Buffaloes on Dec. 26. He said he is ready to make a fresh start in his career with the Orix and determined to help his new team win a championship. ''I'm ready to take a new step forward without looking back. I've savored the taste of winning a number of titles before, and I want to do it one last time in my career,'' Kiyohara said when he was introduced by the Kobe-based club. (Kyodo)

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Orix Buffaloes infielders Norihiro Nakamura (L) and Kazuhiro Kiyohara smile after returning home on catcher Takeshi Hidaka's two-run single in the sixth inning of the team's opening game against the Seibu Lions at Invoice Seibu Dome on March 25. The Buffaloed defeated the Lions 5-2. Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games. (Kyodo)