(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (1st L) of Bielefeld celebrates scoring with teammates during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. GERMANY OUT (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (L) of Bielefeld vies with Max Christiansen of Fuerth during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. GERMANY OUT (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (R) of Bielefeld controls the ball during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. GERMANY OUT (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (R) of Bielefeld shoots during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. GERMANY OUT (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (R) of Bielefeld controls the ball during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (1st L) of Bielefeld celebrates scoring with teammates during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (R) of Bielefeld shoots during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(SP)GERMANY-BIELEFELD-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BIELEFELD VS FUERTH

(220117) -- BIELEFELD, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Okugawa Masaya (L) of Bielefeld vies with Max Christiansen of Fuerth during a German first division Bundesliga football match between Arminia Bielefeld and SpVgg Greuther Fuerth in Bielefeld, Germany, Jan. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Ulrich Hufnagel)

Baseball: Central League playoffs in Japan

Baseball: Central League playoffs in Japan

Yasunobu Okugawa of the Yakult Swallows pitches against the Yomiuri Giants in Game 1 of the final stage of the Central League Climax Series at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2021.

Baseball: Central League playoffs in Japan

Baseball: Central League playoffs in Japan

Yasunobu Okugawa of the Yakult Swallows pitches against the Yomiuri Giants in Game 1 of the final stage of the Central League Climax Series at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2021.

Baseball: Central League playoffs in Japan

Baseball: Central League playoffs in Japan

Yakult Swallows pitcher Yasunobu Okugawa (bottom) gets Yoshiyuki Kamei of the Yomiuri Giants to fly out in the fifth inning in Game 1 of the final stage of the Central League Climax Series at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2021.

Okugawa looking to make name for himself at Salzburg

Okugawa looking to make name for himself at Salzburg

Japanese midfielder Masaya Okugawa speaks to reporters at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on June 24, 2015, before departing for Europe. The 19-year-old has transferred to Austrian league champions Salzburg from J-League second-division club Kyoto Sanga. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New Salzburg midfielder Okugawa in J-League action

New Salzburg midfielder Okugawa in J-League action

Photo taken June 6, 2015 shows Kyoto Sanga midfielder Masaya Okugawa playing in a J-League second-division match away to Oita Trinita. The 19-year-old Okugawa has transferred to Austrian first-division club Salzburg. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Yasunobu Okugawa of Seiryo High School pitches against Riseisha High School in the final of the 101st national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2019. Riseisha captured its first Koshien title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Yasunobu Okugawa of Seiryo High School pitches against Riseisha High School in the final of the 101st national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2019. Riseisha captured its first Koshien title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Yasunobu Okugawa of Seiryo High School pitches against Riseisha High School in the final of the 101st national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2019. Riseisha captured its first Koshien title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Yasunobu Okugawa of Seiryo High School pitches against Riseisha High School in the final of the 101st national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2019. Riseisha captured its first Koshien title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Yasunobu Okugawa of Seiryo High School pitches against Riseisha High School in the final of the 101st national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2019. Riseisha captured its first Koshien title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Yasunobu Okugawa of Seiryo High School pitches against Riseisha High School in the final of the 101st national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2019. Riseisha captured its first Koshien title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Baseball: Japanese high school tournament final

Yasunobu Okugawa of Seiryo High School pitches against Riseisha High School in the final of the 101st national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2019. Riseisha captured its first Koshien title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo