'Mashi' Murakami's ceremonial pitch at Japan-U.S. All Stars game

'Mashi' Murakami's ceremonial pitch at Japan-U.S. All Stars game

TOKYO, Japan - Masanori "Mashi" Murakami, former San Francisco Giants pitcher and the first Japanese player in Major League history, throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a game between Samurai Japan and the MLB All-Starts at Tokyo Dome in Japan on Nov. 16, 2014.

CHINA-HUNAN-YONGZHOU-FLOOD-RESCUE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-YONGZHOU-FLOOD-RESCUE (CN)

(220623) -- YONGZHOU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 22, 2022 shows the rising water level in Mashi Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

CHINA-HUNAN-YONGZHOU-FLOOD-RESCUE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-YONGZHOU-FLOOD-RESCUE (CN)

(220623) -- YONGZHOU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 22, 2022 shows staff members working at a landslide site in Mashi Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

CHINA-HUNAN-YONGZHOU-FLOOD-RESCUE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-YONGZHOU-FLOOD-RESCUE (CN)

(220623) -- YONGZHOU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 22, 2022 shows the rising water level in Mashi Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

CHINA-HUNAN-YONGZHOU-FLOOD-RESCUE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-YONGZHOU-FLOOD-RESCUE (CN)

(220623) -- YONGZHOU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ambulance stands by at a landslide site in Mashi Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

Former San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Masanori "Mashi" Murakami speaks at a New York City bookstore on June 30, 2015 during an event promoting Robert Fitts' new biography of him, "Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

Former San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Masanori "Mashi" Murakami (L) and author Robert Fitts sign copies of the new biography, "Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer," during an event in a New York City bookstore on June 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

Author Robert Fitts speaks at a New York City bookstore on June 30, 2015 during an event promoting his new biography, "Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo