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Aoyama Gakuin wins 1st Hakone Ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Yuya Ando, anchor of Aoyama Gakuin University, finishes first in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2015. The university earned the school's first championship in the classic road race.

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Red Sox edge Hanshin 6-5 in exhibition opener

TOKYO, Japan - Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (L) is greeted by infielder Mike Lowell after he hit a solo homer in the first inning off Yuya Ando as Boston edged the Hanshin Tigers in an exhibition game at Tokyo Dome on March 22. Boston will play the Oakland Athletics in two opening-series games in Tokyo on March 25 and 26.

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Yano belts three-run homer

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Kenji Yano hits a three-run homer off Hanshin Tigers starter Yuya Ando in the bottom of the third inning at Tokyo Dome on April 22. The Giants defeated the Tigers 6-1.

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Rookie Ando earns first win

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin rookie Yuya Ando holds Yokohama batters to two hits over eight innings in a 124-pitch outing to earn his first win in pro baseball at Koshien Stadium on April 14. The Tigers eked out a 1-0 victory over the Yokohama BayStars.

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Rookie Ando earns first win

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin rookie Yuya Ando holds Yokohama batters to two hits over eight innings in a 124-pitch outing to earn his first win in pro baseball at Koshien Stadium on April 14. The Tigers eked out a 1-0 victory over the Yokohama BayStars.

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Yano belts three-run homer

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Kenji Yano hits a three-run homer off Hanshin Tigers starter Yuya Ando in the bottom of the third inning at Tokyo Dome on April 22. The Giants defeated the Tigers 6-1. (Kyodo)

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Red Sox edge Hanshin 6-5 in exhibition opener

TOKYO, Japan - Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (L) is greeted by infielder Mike Lowell after he hit a solo homer in the first inning off Yuya Ando as Boston edged the Hanshin Tigers in an exhibition game at Tokyo Dome on March 22. Boston will play the Oakland Athletics in two opening-series games in Tokyo on March 25 and 26. (Kyodo)

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Aoyama Gakuin wins 1st Hakone Ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Yuya Ando, anchor of Aoyama Gakuin University, finishes first in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2015. The university earned the school's first championship in the classic road race. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Ando to end 16-year pitching career with Hanshin Tigers

Hanshin Tigers pitcher Yuya Ando attends a press conference in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Sept. 15, 2017 to announce that he will draw the curtain on his 16-year career with the club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoyama Gakuin wins 3rd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Yuya Ando runs to the finish line of the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2017, in Tokyo. Aoyama Gakuin won the two-day race for a third straight year, with a lead of more than 7 minutes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoyama Gakuin wins 3rd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Members of the Aoyama Gakuin University Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay team toss anchor Yuya Ando in the air on Jan. 3, 2017, in Tokyo, after winning the two-day race for a third straight year, with a lead of more than 7 minutes. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoyama Gakuin wins 3rd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Members of the Aoyama Gakuin University Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay team toss anchor Yuya Ando in the air on Jan. 3, 2017, in Tokyo, after winning the two-day race for a third straight year, with a lead of more than 7 minutes. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoyama Gakuin wins 3rd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Yuya Ando crosses the line in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2017, in Tokyo. Aoyama Gakuin won the event for the third straight year after completing the two-day race with a lead of more than 7 minutes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoyama Gakuin wins 3rd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Yuya Ando crosses the line in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2017, in Tokyo. Aoyama Gakuin won the event for the third straight year after completing the two-day race with a lead of more than 7 minutes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoyama Gakuin wins 3rd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Yuya Ando crosses the line in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2017, in Tokyo. Aoyama Gakuin won the event for the third straight year after completing the two-day race with a lead of more than 7 minutes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo