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RBI king Fighters' Koyano ups salary to 146 mil. yen

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters third baseman Eiichi Koyano, the Pacific League RBI title holder, gets into the Christmas spirit at the club's head office in Sapporo on Dec. 20, 2010, after successful negotiations to extend his contract with an annual salary increase of 60 million yen to 146 million yen. Koyano pledged to work hard in the 2011 season ''to mark better numbers in all categories.''

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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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Nippon Ham downs Yomiuri

SAPPORO, Japan - The Nippon Ham Fighters' Eiichi Koyano scores a run colliding with Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe in the third inning of a Japan Series game at Sapporo Dome on Nov. 1, 2009. The Fighters won 4-2.

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Nippon Ham's Koyano fielding

SENDAI, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters third baseman Eiichi Koyano throws to first after fielding a bunt laid down by the Rakuten Eagles' Naoto Watanabe (L) in the sixth inning of a game at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Aug. 9. The Fighters won 4-1.

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Baseball: Koyano powers Buffaloes past Eagles

Eichi Koyano of the Orix Buffaloes hits a tiebreaking solo homer in the top of the 11th inning in a 3-2 win over the Rakuten Eagles at Tokyo Dome on April 19, 2016. It was Koyano's second home run of the game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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RBI king Fighters' Koyano ups salary to 146 mil. yen

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters third baseman Eiichi Koyano, the Pacific League RBI title holder, gets into the Christmas spirit at the club's head office in Sapporo on Dec. 20, 2010, after successful negotiations to extend his contract with an annual salary increase of 60 million yen to 146 million yen. Koyano pledged to work hard in the 2011 season ''to mark better numbers in all categories.'' (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: Buffaloes rout Marines for 6th straight win

Eiichi Koyano hits a two-run single in the first inning of the Orix Buffaloes' 11-1 rout of the Lotte Marines at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on April 11, 2017, their sixth consecutive win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Ham downs Yomiuri

SAPPORO, Japan - The Nippon Ham Fighters' Eiichi Koyano scores a run colliding with Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe in the third inning of a Japan Series game at Sapporo Dome on Nov. 1, 2009. The Fighters won 4-2. (Kyodo)