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Young African throws ceremonial 1st pitch at Japan pro game

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Zabre Junior, one of three young Africans practicing baseball in Furano, Hokkaido, throws the ceremonial first pitch at a Japanese professional game between the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the Saitama Seibu Lions at Asahikawa Starffin Stadium in Japan's northernmost prefecture on July 17, 2014.

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Flu scare hits Japan baseball club

SAPPORO, Japan - (From L) Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Yoshio Itoi, pitcher Keisuke Tanimoto and pitcher Masanori Hayashi are seen wearing masks as they leave Asahikawa Starffin Stadium in Hokkaido on Aug. 18. Four players and a coach in the team have tested positive for influenza A, with three of them confirmed as having the H1N1 strain.

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Rakuten Iwakuma takes 10th win

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma hurls against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Asahikawa Starffin Stadium in Hokkaido on Aug. 18. Iwakuma took his 10th win of the season in his club's 6-3 victory.

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Kamei goes deep twice, gets walk-off shot in 11th

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Yoshiyuki Kamei (back) hits a walk-off two-run homer off Ryuji Yokoyama (front) in the 11th inning as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Hiroshima carp 6-4 at Asahikawa Starffin Stadium on Aug. 4.

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Kamei goes deep twice, gets walk-off shot in 11th

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants players congratulate Yoshiyuki Kamei (9) at home base for his walk-off two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Giants beat the Hiroshima carp 6-4 at Asahikawa Starffin Stadium on Aug. 4.

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Flu scare hits Japan baseball club

SAPPORO, Japan - (From L) Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Yoshio Itoi, pitcher Keisuke Tanimoto and pitcher Masanori Hayashi are seen wearing masks as they leave Asahikawa Starffin Stadium in Hokkaido on Aug. 18. Four players and a coach in the team have tested positive for influenza A, with three of them confirmed as having the H1N1 strain. (Kyodo)

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Rakuten Iwakuma takes 10th win

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma hurls against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Asahikawa Starffin Stadium in Hokkaido on Aug. 18. Iwakuma took his 10th win of the season in his club's 6-3 victory. (Kyodo)