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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani reacts during his first live batting practice since undergoing his second major elbow surgery in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani reacts during his first live batting practice since undergoing his second major elbow surgery in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani reacts during his first live batting practice since undergoing his second major elbow surgery in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani throws a live batting practice for the first time since undergoing his second major surgery on his right elbow in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani throws a live batting practice for the first time since undergoing his second major surgery on his right elbow in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani throws a live batting practice for the first time since undergoing his second major surgery on his right elbow in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani smiles after fielding a hit following a pitch during his first live batting practice since undergoing his second major elbow surgery in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani smiles after fielding a hit following a pitch during his first live batting practice since undergoing his second major elbow surgery in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani reacts after striking out a batter during his first live batting practice since undergoing his second major elbow surgery in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani throws a live batting practice for the first time since undergoing his second major surgery on his right elbow in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani throws a live batting practice for the first time since undergoing his second major surgery on his right elbow in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani throws a live batting practice for the first time since undergoing his second major surgery on his right elbow in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani throws a live batting practice for the first time since undergoing his second major surgery on his right elbow in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: Ohtani throws live batting practice

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani throws a live batting practice for the first time since undergoing his second major surgery on his right elbow in September 2023, ahead of a baseball game against the New York Mets on May 25, 2025, at Citi Field in New York.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki is pictured during practice at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025, prior to the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs.

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Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Photo shows a batting center at which former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki used to practice as a child in his hometown Toyoyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 22, 2025, a day after he had become the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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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: MLB spring training

Kodai Senga (front) takes fielding practice on the first day of the New York Mets' spring training camp in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Feb. 14, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Journalists watch Shohei Ohtani taking his first outdoor batting practice since elbow surgery, at spring training with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 12, 2024.

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Baseball: Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken

San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken is pictured during pregame practice in San Francisco in April 2023. Nakken became the first female coach on a Major League Baseball staff when she was hired in 2020.

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Baseball: Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken

San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken is pictured during pregame practice in San Francisco in April 2023. Nakken became the first female coach on a Major League Baseball staff when she was hired in 2020.

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters at new Hokkaido ballpark

Nippon Ham Fighters players have their first baseball practice at their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, in Japan's northern city of Kitahiroshima on March 1, 2023. ==Kyodo

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Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

Seibu Lions slugger Hotaka Yamakawa takes batting practice during the first day of the Japanese national team's World Baseball Classic training camp on Feb. 17, 2023, in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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Rookie pitcher Kikuchi starts pitching practice

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, the draft No. 1 pick of the Pacific League baseball club Seibu Lions, practices in a bullpen at Seibu Indoor Training Ground in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2010. The 18-year-old rookie pitcher entered the bullpen for the first time since his workout sessions with his teammates began on Jan. 9, prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Fan balloons back at Japan ballpark

KOSHIEN, Japan - Baseball spectators blow up balloons for release during a game at Koshien Stadium on June 26 for the first time since mid-May. Baseball fans had refrained from the practice since an outbreak of the new strain of influenza A in Japan in May for fear of spreading it via saliva. The government declared on June 26 that Japan is now safe from the disease.

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Fan balloons back at Japan ballpark

KOSHIEN, Japan - Baseball spectators release balloons during a game at Koshien Stadium on June 26 for the first time since mid-May. Baseball fans had refrained from the practice since an outbreak of the new strain of influenza A in Japan in May for fear of spreading it via saliva. The government declared on June 26 that Japan is now safe from the disease.

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Dice-K looks to repeat previous success vs Cuba in WBC

SAN DIEGO, California - Cuban team members, including pitcher Arodis Chapman (4th from the bottom), practice at the PETKO Park stadium in San Diego, California, on March 14, a day before their match against Japan in the first game of the World Baseball Classic second round there.

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Dice-K looks to repeat previous success vs Cuba in WBC

SAN DIEGO, California - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches at a practice at PETKO Park stadium in San Diego, California, on March 14, a day before he starts for Japan against Cuba in the first game of the World Baseball Classic second round there.

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Dice-K looks to repeat previous success vs Cuba in WBC

SAN DIEGO, California - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki tries to get the feel for the outfield fence during a fielding practice at the PETKO Park stadium in San Diego, California, on March 14, a day before Japan's match against Cuba in the first game of the World Baseball Classic second round there.

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Dice-K looks to repeat previous success vs Cuba in WBC

SAN DIEGO, California - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches at a practice at PETKO Park stadium in San Diego, California, on March 14, a day before he starts for Japan against Cuba in the first game of the World Baseball Classic second round there.

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Atlanta pitcher Kawakami lets loose during practice

JUPITER, United States - Atlanta Braves pitcher Kenshin Kawakami of Japan in his first year in the major leagues kicks a baseball for fun during practice in Jupiter, Florida, on March 13.

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Japan vs. S. Korea in WBC Pool A game in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Baseball fans watch Ichiro Suzuki (C in front) and other Japanese players practice at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7 before they face South Korea in the first round of Pool A in the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament.

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Japan, China to play in WBC opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan pitcher Yu Darvish (L) talks with pitching coach Tsuyoshi Yoda during team practice at Tokyo Dome on March 4. Darvish will start the opening game against China on March 5 in the first round of Pool A in the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament.

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Japan, China to play in WBC opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - China infielder Raymond Chang smiles during the team's practice at Tokyo Dome on March 4 to prepare for the opening game against Japan in the first round of Pool A at the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament.

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Japan, China to play in WBC opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan outfielder Ichiro Suzuki practices his batting during a team practice session at Tokyo Dome on March 4, a day before Japan will play against China in the opening game of the first round of Pool A in the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament.

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Japan, China to play in WBC opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - China's pitcher Li Chenhao throws a ball during the team's practice at Tokyo Dome on March 4 to prepare for the opening game against Japan in the first round of Pool A at the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament.

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Baltimore right-hander Uehara pitches during batting practice

FORT LAUDERDALE, United States - Baltimore Orioles pitcher Koji Uehara of Japan pitches a ball during batting practice for minor league players during the club's spring training in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Feb. 21. After throwing 37 pitches, Uehara, who is in his first year in the major league, said, ''The balls went a bit too high (today). I'll fix that next time.'' Many Japanese pitchers new to the major leagues initially have difficulty controlling an American baseball, which they say is harder to handle than the baseball used in Japan.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels takes a practice swing before stepping into the batter's box in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 5, 2022, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baltimore right-hander Uehara pitches during batting practice

FORT LAUDERDALE, United States - Baltimore Orioles pitcher Koji Uehara of Japan pitches a ball during batting practice for minor league players during the club's spring training in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Feb. 21. After throwing 37 pitches, Uehara, who is in his first year in the major league, said, ''The balls went a bit too high (today). I'll fix that next time.'' Many Japanese pitchers new to the major leagues initially have difficulty controlling an American baseball, which they say is harder to handle than the baseball used in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China to play in WBC opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan pitcher Yu Darvish (L) talks with pitching coach Tsuyoshi Yoda during team practice at Tokyo Dome on March 4. Darvish will start the opening game against China on March 5 in the first round of Pool A in the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China to play in WBC opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - China infielder Raymond Chang smiles during the team's practice at Tokyo Dome on March 4 to prepare for the opening game against Japan in the first round of Pool A at the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China to play in WBC opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - China's pitcher Li Chenhao throws a ball during the team's practice at Tokyo Dome on March 4 to prepare for the opening game against Japan in the first round of Pool A at the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China to play in WBC opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan outfielder Ichiro Suzuki practices his batting during a team practice session at Tokyo Dome on March 4, a day before Japan will play against China in the opening game of the first round of Pool A in the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament. (Kyodo)

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Atlanta pitcher Kawakami lets loose during practice

JUPITER, United States - Atlanta Braves pitcher Kenshin Kawakami of Japan in his first year in the major leagues kicks a baseball for fun during practice in Jupiter, Florida, on March 13. (Kyodo)

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Dice-K looks to repeat previous success vs Cuba in WBC

SAN DIEGO, California - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches at a practice at PETKO Park stadium in San Diego, California, on March 14, a day before he starts for Japan against Cuba in the first game of the World Baseball Classic second round there. (Kyodo)

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Dice-K looks to repeat previous success vs Cuba in WBC

SAN DIEGO, California - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki tries to get the feel for the outfield fence during a fielding practice at the PETKO Park stadium in San Diego, California, on March 14, a day before Japan's match against Cuba in the first game of the World Baseball Classic second round there. (Kyodo)

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Dice-K looks to repeat previous success vs Cuba in WBC

SAN DIEGO, California - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches at a practice at PETKO Park stadium in San Diego, California, on March 14, a day before he starts for Japan against Cuba in the first game of the World Baseball Classic second round there. (Kyodo)