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Baseball: MLB training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami is pictured during fielding practice at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

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Baseball: MLB training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

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Baseball: MLB training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami is pictured during fielding practice at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

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Baseball: MLB training

Chicago White Sox infielder Munetaka Murakami takes fielding practice at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani smiles as he walks to a field at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, to train independently of the team. Ohtani will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March, ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani smiles as he walks to a field at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, to train independently of the team. Ohtani will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March, ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto is pictured at the club's training facility before the start of a session training independently of the team in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto trains independently at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season in March.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season in March.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (R) plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season in March.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (R) plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season in March.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani (R)plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

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Baseball: MLB training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani plays catch at the club's facility in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2026, as he trains independently of the team. He will play for Japan's national team in the World Baseball Classic in March ahead of the start of the new Major League Baseball season.

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Baseball: All-Star red carpet

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his wife Mamiko walk on the red carpet during a Major League Baseball event ahead of the All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta on July 15, 2025.

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Baseball: Mets vs. Dodgers

Composite time-lapse photo shows Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hitting a two-run home run in a baseball game against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 21, 2024. The 176th home run of his major league career broke a tie with Hideki Matsui for the most by a Japanese-born player.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Shohei Ohtani (17) of the Los Angeles Dodgers acknowledges the crowd after becoming the first Major League Baseball player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season during a game against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on Sept. 19, 2024.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Marlins

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting a two-run home run, his 50th homer of the season, in the seventh inning of a game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 19, 2024, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida. He became the first Major League Baseball player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season.

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Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto receives his new team jersey from Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins during an introductory press conference in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026, after joining the major league club.

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[Breaking News]Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

CHICAGO, United States, Dec. 23 Kyodo - New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami attends a press conference after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami gives a thumbs-up on the field following a press conference where he was introduced after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago.

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Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami puts on his new team cap and jersey during a press conference where he was introduced after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago.

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Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami gives a thumbs-up on the field following a press conference where he was introduced after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago.

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Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami gives a thumbs-up on the field following a press conference where he was introduced after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago.

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Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami (L) shakes hands with General Manager Chris Getz on the field following a press conference where he was introduced after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago.

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Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami gives a thumbs-up during a press conference after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago.

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Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami attends a press conference after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago.

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Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami attends a press conference after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto high-fives his teammates after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.

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MLB Winter Meetings

Photo taken in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 7, 2025, shows the venue of the 2025 Winter Meetings of Major League Baseball on the eve of the start of the four-day event.

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki (on screen) delivers a condolence video message at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki (on screen) delivers a condolence video message at a memorial ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2025, for Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, the former Yomiuri Giants star player and manager who died in June. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 14 Kyodo - A woman grabs a copy of an extra edition of the Iwate Nippo daily newspaper near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP Award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

A man grabs a copy of an extra edition of the Iwate Nippo daily newspaper near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP Award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate.

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Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

A woman grabs a copy of an extra edition of the Iwate Nippo daily newspaper near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP Award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate.

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Baseball: Ohtani wins NL MVP

A digital news board in Osaka's Umeda area, western Japan, reports on Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career.

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Baseball: Ohtani wins NL MVP

A digital news board in Osaka's Umeda area, western Japan, reports on Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career.

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Baseball: Ohtani wins MVP

TVs at a consumer electronic shop in the western Japan city of Osaka show reports on Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani winning his third consecutive MVP award and fourth of his Major League Baseball career.

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Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

Seattle Mariners general manager Justin Hollander meets the press as Major League Baseball's general manager meetings get under way in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, 2025. Hollander expressed an interest in acquiring Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami after the Japanese Central League team posted the 25-year-old to MLB.

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Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

Baseball agent Scott Boras meets the press as Major League Baseball's general manager meetings get under way in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, 2025. Boras said his client Tatsuya Imai, pitcher of Japan's Seibu Lions, will be posted for MLB teams on Nov. 19.

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Baseball: Pictures of Shohei Ohtani during 2025 season

Combined photo shows Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani during the 2025 Major League Baseball regular season.

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Baseball: Pictures of Shohei Ohtani during 2025 season

Combined photo shows Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani during the 2025 Major League Baseball regular season.

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Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller speaks to the press as Major League Baseball's general manager meetings get under way in Las Vegas on Nov. 11, 2025. Preller expressed interest in acquiring pitcher Tatsuya Imai of the Seibu Lions following the Japanese Pacific League team's announcement that it has begun the process of posting the 27-year-old right-hander to MLB.

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Baseball: Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto

Yomiuri Giants slugger Kazuma Okamoto hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on Sept. 26, 2025. The Yomiuri Giants said the following month that they are allowing the infielder to pursue a move to Major League Baseball this offseason.