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Baseball: Marines vs. Lions

Wu Nien-ting of the Seibu Lions hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a Pacific League baseball game against the Lotte Marines at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2022. Marines pitcher Ayumu Ishikawa surrendered three straight home runs to Tomoya Mori, Hotaka Yamakawa and Wu during the inning.

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Baseball: Buffaloes vs. Marines

Orix Buffaloes closer Yoshihisa Hirano pitches in the ninth inning of a game against the Lotte Marines at Zozo Marine Stadium in the city of Chiba, near Tokyo, on April 3, 2025, en route to earning the 250th save of his Nippon Professional Baseball career.

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Baseball: Perfect game ball to be displayed at U.S. Hall of Fame museum

Photo taken on March 16, 2025, at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital shows the ball then Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki threw when he achieved a perfect game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022. The ball will be displayed at the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, during a special exhibition themed on transpacific baseball exchanges starting in July 2025. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Dodgers agree to terms with Japanese star pitcher Sasaki

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki poses for a photo after throwing a perfect game in a Pacific League baseball game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022, at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo. The Japanese right-hander has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to an Instagram post he made on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers agree to terms with Japanese star pitcher Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines throws during what would be a perfect Pacific League baseball game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022, at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo. The Japanese right-hander has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to an Instagram post he made on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers agree to terms with Japanese star pitcher Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines throws during what would be a perfect Pacific League baseball game against the Orix Buffaloes on April 10, 2022, at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo. The Japanese right-hander has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to an Instagram post he made on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Pitcher Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines reacts after getting Ryosuke Tatsumi of the Rakuten Eagles to ground out during the second inning of a baseball game at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on April 14, 2024.

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Baseball: Seibu Lions' Hirasawa

Taiga Hirasawa poses for photos at an introductory press conference in Tokorozawa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Saitama on Dec. 12, 2024, after joining the Seibu Lions from the Lotte Marines.

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Baseball: Lotte pitcher Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines pitches on Aug. 1, 2024, for the first time since June 8, in a Pacific League game against the Seibu Lions at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, east of Tokyo. The 22-year-old hard-throwing right-hander was removed from Lotte's active roster on June 13 due to problems with his throwing arm.

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Baseball: Lotte pitcher Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki of the Lotte Marines pitches in a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 8, 2024.

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Baseball: Lotte vs. Carp

Hiroshima Carp right-hander Daichi Osera (R) celebrates with catcher Tsubasa Aizawa after throwing a no-hitter against the Lotte Marines in an interleague baseball game at Hiroshima's Mazda Stadium on June 7, 2024.

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Baseball: Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki practices in the bullpen during spring training in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 4, 2024.

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Lotte ace Sasaki voices desire to pitch in MLB

Lotte Marines ace Roki Sasaki speaks at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Jan. 27, 2024, after agreeing to terms for the upcoming season. Sasaki, who threw a perfect game in 2022, expressed his desire to play Major League Baseball one day.

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Lotte ace Sasaki voices desire to pitch in MLB

Lotte Marines ace Roki Sasaki speaks at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Jan. 27, 2024, after agreeing to terms for the upcoming season. Sasaki, who threw a perfect game in 2022, expressed his desire to play Major League Baseball one day.

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Lotte ace Sasaki voices desire to pitch in MLB

Lotte Marines ace Roki Sasaki poses at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Jan. 27, 2024, after agreeing to terms for the upcoming season. Sasaki, who threw a perfect game in 2022, expressed his desire to play Major League Baseball one day.

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Baseball: Buffaloes clinch Pacific League pennant

Orix Buffaloes' Soichiro Yamazaki (R) hugs teammate Tomoya Mori as their team clinch the Pacific League baseball championship for the third straight season with a 6-2 win over the Lotte Marines at Kyocera Dome Osaka in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 20, 2023.

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Baseball: Marines vs. Tigers

Hanshin Tigers starter Kotaro Otake pitches against the Lotte Marines in an interleague baseball game at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on June 3, 2023.

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Baseball: Buffaloes clinch Pacific League pennant

Orix Buffaloes players celebrate their third straight win of the Pacific League championship with a 6-2 win over the Lotte Marines at Kyocera Dome Osaka in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 20, 2023.

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Baseball: Buffaloes clinch Pacific League pennant

Orix Buffaloes players celebrate their third straight win of the Pacific League championship with a 6-2 win over the Lotte Marines at Kyocera Dome Osaka in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 20, 2023.

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Baseball: Buffaloes clinch Pacific League pennant

Orix Buffaloes manager Satoshi Nakajima is tossed into the air by his team at Kyocera Dome Osaka in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 20, 2023, as they celebrate their third straight win of the Pacific League championship with a 6-2 win over the Lotte Marines.

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Baseball: Buffaloes clinch Pacific League pennant

Orix Buffaloes manager Satoshi Nakajima is tossed into the air by his team at Kyocera Dome Osaka in the western Japan city of Osaka on Sept. 20, 2023, as they celebrate their third straight win of the Pacific League championship with a 6-2 win over the Lotte Marines.

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Baseball: Nippon Ham player Wang Po-jung

Wang Po-jung of the Nippon Ham Fighters hits a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Lotte Marines at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Baseball: Ski jumper Takanashi throws ceremonial 1st pitch

Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi is pictured after throwing a ceremonial first pitch for an interleague baseball game between the Lotte Marines and the Yakult Swallows at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on June 6, 2023.

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Baseball: Hawks vs. Marines

Softbank Hawks right-hander Yuito Mori pitches in a baseball game against the Lotte Marines at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, eastern Japan, on July 17, 2022. Mori earned the season's first win as the Hawks beat the Marines 5-3.

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Baseball: Lotte warm-up game against Taiwan pro team

Lotte Marines manager Masato Yoshii (C) high-fives players of Taiwanese pro baseball team Rakuten Monkeys after a warm-up game during the Japanese Pacific League team's pre-season training in Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2023.

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Baseball: Lotte pitcher Roki Sasaki

Lotte Marines right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against the Nippon Ham Fighters in his first start of the Nippon Professional Baseball season at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on April 6, 2023.

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Baseball: Lotte pitcher Roki Sasaki

Lotte Marines right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against the Nippon Ham Fighters in his first start of the Nippon Professional Baseball season at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on April 6, 2023.

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Baseball: Lotte pitcher Roki Sasaki

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki speaks during a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on May 7, 2023, after he was notified that he won the Pacific League's pitcher of the month award for the first two months of the season. The official announcement was made on May 11, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Lotte pitcher Roki Sasaki

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki poses for a photo at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on May 7, 2023, after he was notified that he won the Pacific League's pitcher of the month award for the first two months of the season. The official announcement was made on May 11, 2023.

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Baseball: Samurai Japan in Nagoya

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki (R) talks to teammates during practice ahead of Japan's World Baseball Classic warm-up games at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 1, 2023.

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Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki runs during the first day of the Japanese national team's World Baseball Classic training camp on Feb. 17, 2023, in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki runs during the first day of the Japanese national team's World Baseball Classic training camp on Feb. 17, 2023, in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC pitcher Roki Sasaki

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki (R), a member of Japan's World Baseball Classic team, responds to autograph requests from fans at the team's spring training base in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jan. 31, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC pitcher Roki Sasaki

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki, a member of Japan's World Baseball Classic team, plays catch at the team's spring training base in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jan. 31, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC pitcher Roki Sasaki

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki, a member of Japan's World Baseball Classic team, plays catch at the team's spring training base in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jan. 31, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan's WBC pitcher Roki Sasaki

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki, a member of Japan's World Baseball Classic team, plays catch using a WBC ball at the team's spring training base in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jan. 31, 2023.

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Baseball: Lotte's Sasaki gets pay raise

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki speaks at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2022, after signing for the next season for an estimated 80 million yen ($608,000), up 50 million yen from 2022. He became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history at 20 years and five months to throw a perfect game on April 10, 2022.

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Baseball: Lotte's Sasaki gets pay raise

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki poses with a Christmas tree at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2022, after signing for the next season for an estimated 80 million yen ($608,000), up 50 million yen. He became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history at 20 years and five months to throw a perfect game on April 10, 2022.

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Baseball: Lotte's Sasaki gets pay raise

Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki speaks at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2022, after signing for the next season for an estimated 80 million yen ($608,000), up 50 million yen from 2022. He became the youngest pitcher in Japanese baseball history at 20 years and five months to throw a perfect game on April 10, 2022.

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Watanabe inks minor league deal with Boston

NARITA, Japan - Free-agent right-hander Shunsuke Watanabe answers reporters' questions at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2013, upon returning from the United States. Watanabe, a former Lotte Marines submariner, said he has signed a minor league contract with the World Series champion Boston Red Sox.

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Baseball: Kishi successful in belated Rakuten debut

CHIBA, Japan, April 9 Kyodo - Takayuki Kishi of the Rakuten Eagles pitches against the Lotte Marines at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on April 9, 2017. In his season debut, Kishi allowed a run in six innings as Rakuten claimed a 12-4 victory.

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Lotte hurler Ishikawa wins Pacific League rookie award

TOKYO, Japan - Lotte Marines pitcher Ayumu Ishikawa delivers a speech after being named the Pacific League's Rookie of the Year at the Japanese professional baseball league's award-giving event in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014.

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Pitchers Osera in CL, Ishikawa in PL win rookie titles

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshima Carp hurler Daichi Osera (L) and Lotte Marines pitcher Ayumu Ishikawa win this year's Rookie of the Year awards in the Central and Pacific leagues, respectively, at the Japanese professional baseball league's award ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014.

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Ex-Lotte manager Valentine coaches children in north Japan

MORIOKA, Japan - Former Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine (far L) of the United States gives a baseball lesson to junior high school students in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 4, 2014. Valentine is visiting the region hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the invitation of a public interest foundation.

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Cuban outfielder Despaigne joins Chiba Lotte Marines

CHIBA, Japan - Alfredo Despaigne, a Cuban outfielder who recently signed with Japanese professional baseball side Chiba Lotte Marines, poses with a bat after a press conference at the QVC Marine Field in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on July 24, 2014.

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Cuban outfielder Despaigne joins Chiba Lotte Marines

CHIBA, Japan - Alfredo Despaigne, a Cuban outfielder who recently signed with Japanese professional baseball side Chiba Lotte Marines, poses at a press conference at the QVC Marine Field in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on July 24, 2014.

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Funassyi throws ceremonial 1st pitch in Marines-Hawks game

CHIBA, Japan - Funassyi, an unofficial mascot character of the city of Funabashi, throws a ceremonial first pitch in a game between the Lotte Marines and Softbank Hawks at QVC Marine Field in the city of Chiba on July 14, 2014.

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Kishi pitches no-hitter

CHIBA, Japan - Seibu Lions right-hander Takayuki Kishi (face to camera) celebrates with catcher Ginjiro Sumitani after Kishi threw the first no-hitter of his career and the 89th in Japanese professional baseball during a game against the Lotte Marines at QVC Marine Field in Chiba on May 2, 2014. The Lions defeated the Marines 2-0.

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Kishi pitches no-hitter

CHIBA, Japan - Seibu Lions right-hander Takayuki Kishi (far R, front) celebrates with teammates after throwing the first no-hitter of his career and the 89th in Japanese professional baseball during a game against the Lotte Marines at QVC Marine Field in Chiba on May 2, 2014. The Lions defeated the Marines 2-0.

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Kishi pitches no-hitter

CHIBA, Japan - Seibu Lions right-hander Takayuki Kishi is pictured during a baseball game against the Lotte Marines at QVC Marine Field in Chiba on May 2, 2014. Kishi threw the first no-hitter of his career and the 89th in Japanese professional baseball as the Lions defeated the Marines 2-0.