Baseball: Tigers vs. Dragons

Baseball: Tigers vs. Dragons

Hanshin Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato hits a solo home run off Hideaki Wakui of the Chunichi Dragons in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Nagoya on April 29, 2025.

Baseball: Tigers vs. Dragons

Baseball: Tigers vs. Dragons

Hanshin Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato hits a solo home run off Hideaki Wakui of the Chunichi Dragons in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in Nagoya on April 29, 2025.

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell waits as Teruaki Sato (front) of the Hanshin Tigers rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the fourth inning of an exhibition game at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Chicago Cubs and Dodgers on March 18 and 19.

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell waits as Teruaki Sato (R) of the Hanshin Tigers rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the fourth inning of an exhibition game at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Chicago Cubs and Dodgers on March 18 and 19.

Baseball in Japan

Baseball in Japan

Rookie outfielder Teruaki Sato hits a sacrifice fly in the second inning of the Hanshin Tigers' season-opening game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on March 26, 2021.

Baseball: Teruaki Sato and Shohei Ohtani

Baseball: Teruaki Sato and Shohei Ohtani

Combined photo shows Hanshin Tigers rookie slugger Teruaki Sato (L) at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on May 19, 2021, and Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 22, 2021.

Baseball in Japan

Baseball in Japan

Teruaki Sato of the Hanshin Tigers watches his three-run home run during the ninth inning of a game against the Seibu Lions at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Japan, on May 28, 2021, his third homer of the night.