Baseball: Carp veteran Arai's mental training in front of fire

Takahiro Arai of the Hiroshima Carp chants a Buddhist sutra in front of a fire for about 90 minutes at the Saifukuji temple in Kagoshima, Japan on Jan. 11, 2017. The 2016 Central League MVP first baseman did this offseason mental training for the 13th consecutive year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo