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Baseball: Giants clinch Central League title

Yomiuri Giants players and manager Shinnosuke Abe (far R) acknowledge fans after clinching the Central League pennant with an 8-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2024.

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Baseball: Giants clinch Central League title

Yomiuri Giants players celebrate after clinching the Central League pennant with an 8-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2024.

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Baseball: Giants clinch Central League title

Yomiuri Giants players celebrate after clinching the Central League pennant with an 8-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2024.

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Baseball: Giants clinch Central League title

Yomiuri Giants players shower each other with beer at a hotel in Hiroshima after clinching the Central League pennant with an 8-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in the western Japan city on Sept. 28, 2024.

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Baseball: Giants clinch Central League title

Yomiuri Giants players toss manager Shinnosuke Abe in the air after clinching the Central League pennant with an 8-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2024.

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Baseball: Giants clinch Central League title

Yomiuri Giants players toss manager Shinnosuke Abe in the air after clinching the Central League pennant with an 8-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2024.

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Baseball: Giants clinch Central League title

Yomiuri Giants players toss manager Shinnosuke Abe in the air after clinching the Central League pennant with an 8-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2024.

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Baseball: Giants clinch Central League title

Yomiuri Giants players toss manager Shinnosuke Abe in the air after clinching the Central League pennant with an 8-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2024.

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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: Fighters vs. Carp

Shun Mizutani of the Nippon Ham Fighters hits a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning of an interleague baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp on June 6, 2024, at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan

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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: DeNA BayStars pitcher Imanaga

Shota Imanaga of the DeNA BayStars pitches against the Hiroshima Carp in their Central League game at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 21, 2023. Imanaga worked eight scoreless innings in his team's 1-0 win over the Hiroshima Carp in his season debut.

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Summer heat in Japan

Baseball fans stand under mist showers on a sweltering hot day at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, ahead of a game between the Hiroshima Carp and the Yakult Swallows on July 27, 2023, with the mercury topping 35 C in many parts of Japan.

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Ex-Carp ace pitcher Kitabeppu dies at 65

Hiroshima Carp players offer a silent prayer ahead of an interleague baseball game against the Seibu Lions at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on June 16, 2023, after Manabu Kitabeppu, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won 213 career games and was a mainstay of the Carp's Central League dynasty of the 1970s and 1980s, died earlier in the day at the age of 65 after battling cancer.

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Ex-Carp ace pitcher Kitabeppu dies at 65

Baseball fans offer a silent prayer ahead of an interleague game between the Hiroshima Carp and the Seibu Lions at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on June 16, 2023, after Manabu Kitabeppu, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won 213 career games and was a mainstay of the Carp's Central League dynasty of the 1970s and 1980s, died earlier in the day at the age of 65 after battling cancer.

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Baseball: Fighters win 1st Japan Series title in 10 years

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - The Nippon Ham Fighters celebrate their first Japan Series title in 10 years on the mound after beating the Hiroshima Carp 10-4 in Game 6 at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 29, 2016.

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Carp vs DeNA in CL Climax Series Final Stage Game 4

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Oct. 15 Kyodo - Hiroshima Carp's Brad Eldred hits a three-run homer over the right fence during the first inning of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage Game 4 against the DeNA BayStars at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 15, 2016.

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Rosario earns 1st monthly MVP award

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rainel Rosario of the Hiroshima Carp holds his fist up at the Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014, after winning the Central League's Player of the Month Award for September. Rosario, a left fielder, batted .413 in September and became the fifth foreign-registered CL player to hit for the cycle.

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Japanese professional baseball clubs luring female fans

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Female fans of Japanese professional baseball club Hiroshima Carp known as "Carp Joshi" (Carp Girls) look high-spirited before the team's home game at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 12, 2014. Hiroshima and other baseball clubs have been stepping up efforts to attract young women as their new fan base.

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Spectators of pro baseball game make pitch for peace

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Spectators of a professional baseball game between the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chunichi Dragons hold green posters calling for peace and nuclear disarmament as part of a "Peace Night Game" event at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on July 30, 2014.

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Baseball stadium covered with green posters for peace

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Spectators of a professional baseball game between the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chunichi Dragons call for peace and nuclear disarmament by holding green posters as part of a "Peace Night Game" event at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on July 30, 2014.

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Ex-Carp player throws opening pitch at 'Peace Night Game'

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, a former outfielder of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, throws the ceremonial first pitch at a professional baseball game between the club and the Chunichi Dragons, titled "Peace Night Game" to call for peace and nuclear disarmament, at Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on July 30, 2014.

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Hiroshima Carp unveils ex-outfielder Maeda-like mascot

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Former Hiroshima Carp outfielder Tomonori Maeda poses with a 130-centimeter-tall "Mae-tomo boya" mascot figure modeled after him at an unveiling ceremony on March 9, 2014, at the Japanese professional baseball team's Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan.

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Hiroshima outfielder Maeda retires

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp players toss veteran outfielder Tomonori Maeda into the air during his retirement ceremony at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Hiroshima outfielder Maeda retires

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp players toss veteran outfielder Tomonori Maeda into the air during his retirement ceremony at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Piano that survived atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese pianist Mami Hagiwara is pictured with a piano that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Mazda Stadium in the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 2011, the 66th anniversary of the attack. To mark the anniversary, a concert was held before a night game between the Hiroshima Carp and the Yomiuri Giants at the stadium, with Hagiwara, a 24-year-old Hiroshima native who won first prize in the piano division of the Geneva International Music Competition in 2010, playing the piano.

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Carp ace Maeda reels in over 100 million yen plus bonus

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda holds a board showing 100 million yen after renewing his contract at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Dec. 20, 2010. Maeda, winner of the Sawamura Award, Japan's equivalent of the majors' Cy Young, in the past season signed an estimated 120 million yen deal for 2011 and a 30 million yen bonus for winning the pitcher's triple crown.

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Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Hanshin Tigers' Matt Murton responds to fans after matching Ichiro Suzuki's Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210 in 1994 with a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2010.

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Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Hanshin Tigers' Matt Murton ties Ichiro Suzuki's Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210 in 1994 with a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2010.

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Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers Matt Murton ties Ichiro Suzuki's Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210 in 1994 with a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2010.

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Murton ties Ichiro's single-season hits record in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Hanshin Tigers' Matt Murton ties Ichiro Suzuki's Japanese baseball single-season hit record of 210 in 1994 with a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 3, 2010.

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'Spiderman' fails

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp center fielder Soichiro Amaya, a Japanese baseball outfielder dubbed Spiderman in the United States following his impressive wall-climbing catch, fails to field a double off the bat of Yomiuri Giants' Hisayoshi Chono at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 29, 2010.

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65th memorial of nuclear attack on Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Baseball fans at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima hold up green posters in an action for peace on the eve of the 65th memorial of the U.S. nuclear attack on Aug. 5, 2010, during a game between the Hiroshima Carp and the Yokohama BayStars.

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Veteran Yamasaki's pinch-hit grand slam

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pinch hitter Takeshi Yamasaki hits a grand slam in his team's 8-7 victory over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on May 14, 2010.

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Yomiuri coach Kimura collapses before game

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants infield and running coach Takuya Kimura (lying) gets care after collapsing due to a hemorrhage before a game at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on April 2, 2010. The 37-year-old was taken to hospital immediately.

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Ramirez blasts 2 homers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants leftfielder Alex Ramirez blasts a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on April 2, 2010. Ramirez hit two homers leading the club to a 5-4 victory.

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Yomiuri coach Kimura collapses before game

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Firefighters carry Yomiuri Giants infield and running coach Takuya Kimura by gurney after the 37-year-old collapsed due to a hemorrhage before a game at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on April 2, 2010.

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Takahashi in motion on comeback to Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Veteran left-hander Ken Takahashi shows off his pitching form on the mound of Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Dec. 22, 2009. Takahashi, who was released by the New York Mets at the end of the 2009 season, rejoined the Hiroshima Carp.

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Chunichi's Fujii slides safely to score

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons outfielder Atsushi Fujii slides home past Hiroshima Carp catcher Yoshiyuki Ishihara from second on a single off the bat of pinch hitter Kazuyoshi Tatsunami in the eighth inning of a game at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 19. The Dragons won 9-3.

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Chunichi's Blanco hit by pitch

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons slugger Tony Blanco is hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of a game against the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 19. The Dragons won 9-3.

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Chunichi's Chen earns 7th win

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons pitcher Chen Wei-yin catches the ball tossed by his teammate Masahiro Araki after a 4-2 victory over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 18. Chen took his seventh win of the season.

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PL beats CL in Game 2 of Japan's All-Star baseball series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Pacific League's Saburo Omura homers in the fifth against the Central League team in Game 2 of the All-Star series at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on July 25.

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PL beats CL in Game 2 of Japan's All-Star baseball series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Pacific League's Nobuhiko Matsunaka is congratulated by team members after hitting a two-run homer in the sixth against the Central League team in Game 2 of the All-Star series at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on July 25.

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PL beats CL in Game 2 of Japan's All-Star baseball series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Pacific League's Nobuhiko Matsunaka hits a two-run homer in the sixth against the Central League team in Game 2 of the All-Star series at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on July 25.

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PL beats CL in Game 2 of Japan's All-Star baseball series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shinya Miyamoto homers for the Central League team in the fourth against the Pacific League team in Game 2 of the All-Star series at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on July 25.

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PL beats CL in Game 2 of Japan's All-Star baseball series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Pacific League's Takeya Nakamura homers in the second against the Central League in Game 2 of the All-Star series at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on July 25.

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PL beats CL in Game 2 of Japan's All-Star baseball series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Pacific League members throw autographed balls to spectators in Game 2 of the All-Star series against the Central League at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on July 25.

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PL beats CL in Game 2 of Japan's All-Star baseball series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Right-hander Hideaki Wakui starts for the Pacific League team in Game 2 of the All-Star series against the Central League at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on July 25.

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PL beats CL in Game 2 of Japan's All-Star baseball series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Right-hander Kan Otake throws as the Central League's starter in the Game 2 of the All-Star series against the Pacific League at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on July 25.

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Hiroshima's Kurihara hits 2-run home run

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp slugger Kenta Kurihara hits a two-run homer to left in the third inning of an interleague game against the Seibu Lions at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on May 25. Hiroshima won 3-0.