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Baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Major league Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. (L) attends a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2011. Ripken plans to hold baseball clinics in areas hit by the March quake-tsunami disaster to support children through baseball. On the right is Japanese former pro baseball player Sachio Kinugasa, who will take part in the clinics.

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Baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Major league Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. (L) attends a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2011. Ripken plans to hold baseball clinics in areas hit by the March quake-tsunami disaster to support children through baseball. On the right is Japanese former pro baseball player Sachio Kinugasa, who will take part in the clinics. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo shows Japanese baseball player Sachio Kinugasa of the Hiroshima Carp taking a full swing during a game against the Taiyo Whales, the predecessor of today's DeNA BayStars, in Hiroshima in May 1985. Hall of Famer Kinugasa died of colon cancer on April 23, 2018, at age 71. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

A fan of baseball legend Sachio Kinugasa shows off a replica of his Hiroshima Carp uniform during a game between the team and the DeNA BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 24, 2018. Kinugasa died of colon cancer on April 23, 2018, at age 71. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo taken in January 1996 shows former Hiroshima Carp player Sachio Kinugasa (L) and former Yomiuri Giants manager Motoshi Fujita shaking hands after they were inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo taken in October 1975 shows Sachio Kinugasa (L) of the Hiroshima Carp celebrating the team's first Central League title with teammate Koji Yamamoto (R) and manager Takeshi Koba at a Tokyo hotel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo taken in September 1987 shows Sachio Kinugasa of the Hiroshima Carp announcing his retirement from professional baseball at a press conference in Hiroshima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo taken in June 1987 shows Sachio Kinugasa (C) of the Hiroshima Carp posing during a ceremony held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo to give him the People's Honor Award, alongside his wife (L) and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

File photo taken in June 1987 shows Sachio Kinugasa of the Hiroshima Carp waving to fans in Hiroshima after his world-record 2,131st consecutive game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: "Iron Man" Kinugasa

Baseball Hall of Famer Sachio Kinugasa, nicknamed "Iron Man" for playing a Japanese record 2,215 consecutive games, is seen in this file photo taken in February 2016. Kinugasa died in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2018 at 71. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo