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Baseball: Giants vs. BayStars

Taisei Ota of the Yomiuri Giants pitches in the eighth inning of a Central League baseball game against the DeNA BayStars at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital on May 17, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japan closing pitcher Taisei Ota (R) high-fives catcher Yuhei Nakamura after their squad won a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Australia at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japan closer Taisei Ota pitches in a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Australia at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japan closer Taisei Ota reacts after allowing a solo home run to Alex Hall of Australia in the ninth inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Japan right hander Taisei Ota reacts after grounding out South Korea's Lee Jung Hoo to conclude a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Japan right hander Taisei Ota pitches in a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Japan right hander Taisei Ota pitches in a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: Japan's WBC training

Yomiuri Giants right-hander Taisei Ota plays catch during Japanese national baseball team's training camp in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March.

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World Baseball Classic

Combined photo shows Japanese pitchers -- (from L )Taisei Ota, Yu Darvish and Shohei Ohtani -- facing the United States in a World Baseball Classic final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 21, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Taisei Ota pitches in Japan's World Baseball Classic semifinal game against Mexico at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 20, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Taisei Ota pitches in Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Taisei Ota pitches in Japan's World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game against Italy at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 16, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Members of Japan's World Baseball Classic team, (from R) Yu Darvish, Taisei Ota and Takuya Kai, connect online with children with special needs after practice at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 14, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Taisei Ota of Japan pitches against Australia in a World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 12, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Taisei Ota of Japan pitches against Australia in a World Baseball Classic Pool B game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 12, 2023.

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Baseball in Japan

Yomiuri Giants rookie closer Taisei Ota delivers a pitch in the ninth inning of a Central League baseball game against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome on April 2, 2022.