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Softbank Hawks pro baseball club starts 2015 season

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Hawks chairman Sadaharu Oh (2nd from L) and other executives of the Japanese professional baseball team break the lid of a sake barrel with baseball bats during a ceremony on Jan. 6, 2015, to start the new year at its home Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 6, 2015.

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Baseball: Ohtani pitching in Japan

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Ohtani reacts after center fielder Daikan Yoh made a spectacular catch of a fly ball hit by Kenta Imamiya in the seventh inning of a game against the SoftBank Hawks on Sept. 21, 2016, at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan.

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara served arrest warrant over drug use

Photo taken Jan. 11, 2016, shows former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara at an exhibition game at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka. The 48-year-old was indicted for alleged drug possession and served with a fresh arrest warrant for alleged drug use on Feb. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akiyama paves way for Japan win over Puerto Rico

Shogo Akiyama hits a game-tying single in the ninth inning of Japan's 3-2 walk-off win over Puerto Rico in a warm-up game at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 6, 2015, for the inaugural Premier 12 tournament beginning Nov. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Puerto Rico play in warm-up for Premier 12 baseball tournament

Japan pitcher Shohei Otani looks on after Puerto Rico's Jay Gonzalez hits an RBI double in the fifth inning of a warm-up game at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 5, 2015, ahead of the World baseball WBSC Premier 12 tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Puerto Rico meet press for Premier 12 warm-up games

Japan's Premier 12 baseball manager Hiroki Kokubo (L) and his Puerto Rican counterpart Edwin Rodriguez shake hands during a press conference in Fukuoka on Nov. 4, 2015. The two teams will play warm-up games at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 5 and 6 before the Nov. 8 start of the inaugural 12-team tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hawks demote struggling ace Settsu

Photo taken June 12, 2015 shows Softbank Hawks pitcher Tadashi Settsu yielding a solo home run to Seiya Suzuki in the fourth inning of a 6-0 loss to the Hiroshima Carp at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka. The Hawks removed the struggling ace from the 28-man active roster the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gomez, Toritani power Tigers to victory over Hawks

Hanshin Tigers shortstop Takashi Toritani hits a two-run homer in the fifth inning of a 5-4 win over the Softbank Hawks at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka on June 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuzaka pitches in preseason game

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in the Softbank Hawks' preseason game against the Lotte Marines at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka on March 17, 2015. He gave up three runs in six innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Softbank Hawks pro baseball club starts 2015 season

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Hawks chairman Sadaharu Oh (2nd from L) and other executives of the Japanese professional baseball team break the lid of a sake barrel with baseball bats during a ceremony on Jan. 6, 2015, to start the new year at its home Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 6, 2015. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Takeda, Imamiya lead Hawks past Marines

Shota Takeda of the SoftBank Hawks pitches against the Lotte Marines at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 22, 2017. Takeda allowed a hit over six innings, and three relievers completed the Hawks' 2-0, one hit shutout of the Marines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo