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Fighters' Tanaka going overseas

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Kensuke Tanaka speaks during a press conference in Sapporo on Nov. 6, 2012. The offensive and defensive spark plug for the Fighters for the past seven seasons announced he would file for free agency and pursue a career in the major leagues.

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Fighters infielders collide

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters shortstop Yuji Iiyama (R), second baseman Kensuke Tanaka (front) and third baseman Eiichi Koyano collide as they try to catch a pop fly in the fourth inning of a game against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on April 9, 2010. The Fighters lost 0-6.

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Japan unveils video in bid for baseball, softball return at 2020 Olympics

Infielder Kensuke Tanaka (L) of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham-Fighters and Yukiko Ueno, an ace pitcher for the Japanese national softball team, make a pitch for the return of baseball and softball as Olympic events in the 2020 Tokyo Games during a press conference at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in the Japanese capital on March 19, 2015. Projected on the screen in the background is footage of Baseball Hall of Famer Shigeo Nagashima in a star-studded promotional video released the same day in Japan's effort to ramp up support for the campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fighters infielders collide

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters shortstop Yuji Iiyama (R), second baseman Kensuke Tanaka (front) and third baseman Eiichi Koyano collide as they try to catch a pop fly in the fourth inning of a game against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on April 9, 2010. The Fighters lost 0-6. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Nishikawa hits walk-off slam as F's take 3-2 Series lead

Kensuke Tanaka (R) of the Nippon Ham Fighters slides home to score the game-tying run in the seventh inning against the Hiroshima Carp in Game 5 of the Japan Series at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 27, 2016. Haruki Nishikawa hit a walk-off grand slam in the ninth as the Fighters won 5-1 to lead the best-of-seven series 3-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Japan training for match vs Argentina

(From R to L) New Japan coach Jamie Joseph, Fumiaki Tanaka, Kensuke Hatakeyama and Shota Horie take part in the national team's training at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2016. The Brave Blossoms will play their first test match under Joseph on Nov. 5 against Argentina. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Johnson starts in Japan Series Game 1

Hiroshima Carp starter Kris Johnson catches a ball hit by Kensuke Tanaka during the sixth inning in Game 1 of the Japan Series at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 22, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo