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Event to mark 100th anniv. of Koshien Stadium

NISHINOMIYA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Characters featured in "Touch," a Japanese high school baseball manga series, are projected on the main board of Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo during an event marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of the ballpark on Aug. 1, 2022.(Kyodo)

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Baseball: Citi Field

File photo taken on May 24, 2025, shows Citi Field, the New York Mets' home ballpark in New York.

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Baseball: Citi Field

File photo taken on May 24, 2025, shows Citi Field, the New York Mets' home ballpark in New York.

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Baseball: ex-big leaguer Matsui

Hideki Matsui, former slugger who played for the New York Yankees and Japan's Yomiuri Giants, poses for a photo at the Giants' minor league ballpark in Inagi, western Tokyo, on May 7, 2025, in front of worn tatami mats he used to practice swinging on at the club's dormitory as a young player.

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New York Yankkes Vs Philadelphia Phillies

Taijuan Walker #99 of the Philadelphia Phillies delivers a pitch during a Grapefruit League spring training game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida, on March 19, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Rodriguez/NurPhoto)

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Special train marking 90th anniv. of founding of Tigers

A special train featuring former and current Hanshin Tigers players is unveiled to the media at a Hanshin Electric Railway Co. station near Koshien Stadium, the Central League baseball club's home ballpark in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 5, 2025. The six-car train will operate until mid-December to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Tigers. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Rockies vs. Dodgers

Enrique Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers wears a T-shirt featuring two-way player Shohei Ohtani during practice ahead of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies on Sept. 21, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The T-shirt was given away to the first 40,000 visitors who arrived at the ballpark the same day.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Pest control company employee Matt Hilton (L) arrives at Chase Field to remove a buzzing bee colony that formed on the top of the protective netting behind home plate at the ballpark, delaying the first pitch of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks for about two hours on April 30, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Pest control company employee Matt Hilton (L) in his beekeeper suit waves to the crowd before throwing the ceremonial first pitch ahead of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 30, 2024. He received a standing ovation for removing a buzzing bee colony on the top of the protective netting behind home plate at the ballpark that delayed the game's first pitch for about two hours.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. D-backs

Pest control company employee Matt Hilton throws the ceremonial first pitch ahead of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 30, 2024. He received a standing ovation for removing a buzzing bee colony on the top of the protective netting behind home plate at the ballpark that had delayed the game's first pitch about two hours.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Photo of the Los Angeles Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto is shown on an electronic scoreboard at a ballpark prior to a spring training game against the Texas Rangers in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Photo of the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani is shown on the electronic scoreboard of a ballpark prior to a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 27, 2024.

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Baseball: Cardinals' home ballpark

File photo taken on May 2, 2023, shows the St. Louis Cardinals' home ballpark Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Shogi match between Habu and Fujii at Koshien Stadium

Japan Shogi Association head Yoshiharu Habu (R) and Koshien Stadium head Kakuro Mukai pose for a photo at the ballpark in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2024, as they announce Habu will play against Sota Fujii, the holder of all eight shogi titles, at a special event at the ballpark on Dec. 8, 2024, to mark the 100th anniversary later this year of both the stadium and the association. Habu held all of the then seven shogi titles in the 1990s.

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Shogi match between Habu and Fujii at Koshien Stadium

Japan Shogi Association head Yoshiharu Habu meets the press at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2024, as he announces he will play against Sota Fujii, the holder of all eight shogi titles, at a special event at the ballpark on Dec. 8, 2024, to mark the 100th anniversary later this year of both the stadium and the association. Habu held all of the then seven shogi titles in the 1990s.

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Shogi match between Habu and Fujii at Koshien Stadium

Japan Shogi Association head Yoshiharu Habu (R) and Koshien Stadium head Kakuro Mukai pose for a photo at the ballpark in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Jan. 13, 2024, as they announce Habu will play against Sota Fujii, the holder of all eight shogi titles, at a special event at the ballpark on Dec. 8, 2024, to mark the 100th anniversary later this year of both the stadium and the association. Habu held all of the then seven shogi titles in the 1990s.

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Ohtani agrees to record $700 million deal with Dodgers

Photo taken on Dec. 9, 2023, shows Los Angeles Angels' franchise Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, after two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani's picture was removed from the ballpark's wall following the announcement earlier in the day he has agreed to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Ohtani agrees to record $700 million deal with Dodgers

Photo taken on Dec. 9, 2023, shows Los Angeles Angels' franchise Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, after two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani's picture was removed from the ballpark's wall following the announcement earlier in the day he has agreed to a record $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Photo shows a glamping facility at F Village, a commercial complex surrounding pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Sept. 28, 2023. The ballpark, Es Con Field Hokkaido, opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Photo shows a playground at F Village, a commercial complex surrounding pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark, Es Con Field Hokkaido, opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Photo shows the exterior of Es Con Field Hokkaido, home of pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

Fans are allowed access into Es Con Field Hokkaido, pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on a non-game day on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark opened in March the same year.

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Baseball: Fighters' new home in Hokkaido

People visit F Village, a commercial complex surrounding pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' home park in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, on a non-game day on Sept. 24, 2023. The ballpark, Es Con Field Hokkaido, opened in March the same year.

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Koshien Station in Tigers colors

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2023, shows a new signboard at Hanshin Railway Koshien Station near the Hanshin Tigers' home ballpark in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, inspired by the team's colors, installed shortly after the pro baseball team clinched the league pennant.

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Koshien Station in Tigers colors

Workers replace a signboard at Hanshin Railway Koshien Station near the Hanshin Tigers' home ballpark in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, with one inspired by the team's colors in the early morning of Sept. 15, 2023, shortly after the Japanese pro baseball team clinched the league pennant.

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Baseball: Cardinals' home ballpark

File photo taken on May 2, 2023, shows the St. Louis Cardinals' home ballpark Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Baseball: Fighters' new ballpark in Hokkaido

File photo taken on March 6, 2023, shows a hotel room in a tower in left field of the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, which opened on March 30. The patrons can view the game through a window in the room which is decorated with a picture and uniforms of Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Otani when he was a Fighters' player.

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Baseball: Fighters' new ballpark in Hokkaido

File photo taken on March 6, 2023, shows a hot bath in a tower in left field of the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, which opened on March 30. Patrons can view the game through a window in the bathroom.

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Baseball: Fighters' new ballpark in Hokkaido

File photo taken on Nov. 3, 2022, shows the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, which opened on March 30, 2023. The new stadium boasts a retractable roof to shield the game and its natural grass turf from Hokkaido's frigid winters and snowy weather, as well as a 70-meter glass wall behind the bleachers to allow sunlight onto the turf. It includes a tower in left field complete with a hotel and spa, where patrons can view the game in style.

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Baseball: Fighters' new ballpark in Hokkaido

The Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, opens with Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023. The stadium boasts huge screens above the spectators seats on the right and left sides, as well as a retractable roof to shield the game and its natural grass turf from Hokkaido's frigid winters and snowy weather.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

Baseball fans pack the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023. The new stadium boasts a retractable roof to shield the game and its natural grass turf from Hokkaido's frigid winters and snowy weather, as well as a 70-meter glass wall behind the bleachers to allow sunlight onto the turf.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

A ceremony is held at the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

Baseball fans pack the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home stadium, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Kitahiroshima, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

Players of the Nippon Ham Fighters and the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles line up on the field of Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, to sing Japan's national anthem ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game between the two on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning manager Hideki Kuriyama throws out the ceremonial first pitch for Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game between the Nippon Ham Fighters and the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles at Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 30, 2023. Kuriyama managed the fighters for 10 years before becoming the manager of the Japan national baseball team.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

People wait for the opening of Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

People wait for the opening of Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

People wait for the opening of Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 30, 2023, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 30, 2023, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

People take photos of a mural featuring major leaguers Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish, who both previously played for the Nippon Ham Fighters, at Es Con Field Hokkaido, the team's new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 30, 2023, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles.

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Baseball: NPB season opener at new Hokkaido ballpark

People wait for the opening of Es Con Field Hokkaido, the Nippon Ham Fighters' new home in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of Nippon Professional Baseball's season-opening game against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles on March 30, 2023.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Photo taken on March 29, 2023, shows the exterior of pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Photo taken on March 29, 2023, shows pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Photo taken on March 29, 2023, shows the exterior of pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido.

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Iwate Prefectural Baseball Stadium

Photo taken on March 23, 2023, shows Iwate Prefectural Baseball Stadium in the northeastern Japan city of Morioka. The ballpark, which has existed since 1970, is shutting down at the end of the month due to deterioration.

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Iwate Prefectural Baseball Stadium

Photo taken on March 23, 2023, shows Iwate Prefectural Baseball Stadium in the northeastern Japan city of Morioka. The ballpark, which has existed since 1970, is shutting down at the end of the month due to deterioration.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Fans watch a preseason baseball game between the Nippon Ham Fighters and Seibu Lions at the Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on the ballpark's pre-opening day on March 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Fans walk through the entrance gates at pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on the ballpark's pre-opening day on March 14, 2023.

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Baseball: Fighters' new Hokkaido ballpark

Fans enter the stands at pro baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters' new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on the ballpark's pre-opening day on March 14, 2023.