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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (C) heads to the mound for the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 1, 2026.

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Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Guardians vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani reacts after covering first base, grounding out Chase DeLauter of the Cleveland Guardians in the first inning of a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 31, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano (11) reacts after giving up a two-run home run to Dillon Dingler (back) of the Detroit Tigers in the first inning of a preseason baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona, on March 24, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (L) is pulled from the mound by manager Dave Roberts in the first inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (R) is pulled from the mound by manager Dave Roberts (L) in the first inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB preseason game

Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (R) is pulled from the mound by manager Dave Roberts (L) in the first inning of a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 23, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Japan starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is pictured after allowing an RBI single to South Korea's Lee Jung Hoo in the first inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Japan starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi reacts after allowing a two-run double to South Korea's Moon Bo Gyeong in the first inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Moon Bo Gyeong of South Korea hits a two-run double off Japan starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi in the first inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Japan starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi reacts after allowing a two-run double to South Korea's Moon Bo Gyeong in the first inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: S. Korea vs. Japan

Japan starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi reacts after allowing a two-run double to South Korea's Moon Bo Gyeong in the first inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Houston Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai is pictured in the dugout after throwing the first inning of a spring training game against the New York Mets at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Houston Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai is pictured in the dugout after throwing the first inning of a spring training game against the New York Mets at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws a bullpen session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws a bullpen session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws a bullpen session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws a bullpen session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws a bullpen session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws a bullpen session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a live batting practice session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a live batting practice session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a live batting practice session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a live batting practice session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a live batting practice session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a live batting practice session in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026, the first day of the team's spring workout for pitchers and catchers.

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[Breaking News]Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

HOUSTON, United States, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai puts on his No. 45 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai puts on his No. 45 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai puts on his No. 45 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai puts on his No. 45 jersey during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai poses during his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Baseball: Tatsuya Imai

Japanese right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai attends his first press conference after joining the MLB's Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2026.

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Baseball:veteran pitcher Maeda joins Rakuten Eagles

Baseball:veteran pitcher Maeda joins Rakuten Eagles

SENDAI, Japan, Dec. 24 Kyodo - Right-hander Kenta Maeda poses for a photo with fans at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2025, as he holds his first news conference after joining the Pacific League pro baseball team Rakuten Eagles. He returned to Japan after playing for 10 years in the U.S. majors.

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Santa Claus decoration in Kobe

Santa Claus decoration in Kobe

Photo taken on Nov. 19, 2025, shows a Christmas decoration featuring Santa Claus posing as the Osaka expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku (bottom) alongside Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (top, far R), Dodgers pitcher and World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (top, 2nd from R) raising the MVP trophy, Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (top, 3rd from R) holding his newborn baby, Japan's first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (top, 2nd from L) and farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi carrying a sack of rice, on top of the Uroko no Ie building in the historical Kitano Ijinkan district of the western Japan city of Kobe.

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Baseball: World Series

Baseball: World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani hits a single off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer in the first inning of Game 7 of the MLB World Series at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Baseball: World Series

Baseball: World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani hits a single off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer in the first inning of Game 7 of the MLB World Series at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Baseball: World Series

Baseball: World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani hits a single off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer in the first inning of Game 7 of the MLB World Series at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Baseball: World Series

Baseball: World Series

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Trey Yesavage (R) is greeted by first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the dugout after throwing seven innings in Game 5 of the MLB World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Oct. 29, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: World Series

Baseball: World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) and pitcher Clayton Kershaw celebrate after a walk-off solo home run by first baseman Freddie Freeman in the 18th inning of Game 3 of the MLB World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: World Series

Baseball: World Series

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo throws the ceremonial first pitch ahead of Game 3 of the MLB World Series between the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Baseball: Championship Series between Dodgers and Brewers

Baseball: Championship Series between Dodgers and Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (L) high-fives pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) after the right-hander pitched the first complete game of his Major League Baseball career to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Oct. 14, 2025.

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Baseball: Championship Series between Dodgers and Brewers

Baseball: Championship Series between Dodgers and Brewers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) celebrates with teammates after pitching the first complete game of his Major League Baseball career to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Oct. 14, 2025.

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