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Baseball: Phillies vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani meets the press following the team's 9-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 16, 2025. Ohtani threw five hitless innings while hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning, his 50th of the season, becoming the first player in 23 years to blast 50 homers in back-to-back years.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Cardinals

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga (L) fist bumps catcher Carson Kelly after throwing five scoreless innings in a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 26, 2025, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (R) talks with the team's manager Dave Roberts after pitching five innings in a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Tigers vs. Angels

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi high-fives with teammates in the dugout after throwing five innings in a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on May 1, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

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Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto meets the press after throwing five innings of one-run ball as his team beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in the first game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers high-fives teammates in the dugout after pitching five innings in a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Glendale, Arizona, on March 10, 2025.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Braves

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga (L) exchanges fist bumps with catcher Miguel Amaya as he leaves the mound after throwing five scoreless innings in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 13, 2024.

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Baseball: Cubs vs. Braves

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga (far R) is greeted by a teammate as he leaves the mound after throwing five scoreless innings in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta on May 13, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Arizona, on March 6, 2024. The Japanese right-hander gave up five runs, six hits and three walks while striking out four in three innings in his second career spring training start.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Arizona, on March 6, 2024. The Japanese right-hander gave up five runs, six hits and three walks while striking out four in three innings in his second career spring training start.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Arizona, on March 6, 2024. The Japanese right-hander gave up five runs, six hits and three walks while striking out four in three innings in his second career spring training start.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (R) exchanges a fist bump with catcher Austin Barnes after throwing three innings with five runs, 6 hits and four strikeouts in his second career spring training start against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Arizona, on March 6, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Arizona, on March 6, 2024. The Japanese right-hander gave up five runs, six hits and three walks while striking out four in three innings in his second career spring training start.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Arizona, on March 6, 2024. The Japanese right-hander gave up five runs, six hits and three walks while striking out four in three innings in his second career spring training start.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Arizona, on March 6, 2024. The Japanese right-hander gave up five runs, six hits and three walks while striking out four in three innings in his second career spring training start.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Arizona, on March 6, 2024. The Japanese right-hander gave up five runs, six hits and three walks while striking out four in three innings in his second career spring training start.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Arizona, on March 6, 2024. The Japanese right-hander gave up five runs, six hits and three walks while striking out four in three innings in his second career spring training start.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in a spring training game against the Chicago White Sox in Glendale, Arizona, on March 6, 2024. The Japanese right-hander gave up five runs, six hits and three walks while striking out four in three innings in his second career spring training start.

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Baseball: Angels vs. Padres

Los Angeles Angels starter Shohei Ohtani (17) leaves the mound after throwing five innings in a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on July 4, 2023

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Baseball: Angels vs. Padres

Los Angeles Angels starter Shohei Ohtani (17) leaves the mound after throwing five innings in a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on July 4, 2023

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Baseball: Mets vs. Cubs

New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga is pictured during a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 24, 2023. Senga was pulled after giving up three runs in five innings.

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Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

Yu Darvish is pictured in the dugout after throwing five innings in his first pitching start of the season for the San Diego Padres in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on April 4, 2023.

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Baseball: Diamondbacks vs. Padres

Yu Darvish is pictured in the dugout after throwing five innings in his first pitching start of the season for the San Diego Padres in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on April 4, 2023.

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Matsuzaka losing pitcher in game against Rays

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka takes off his cap for a moment in a game against Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston on April 9. He became a losing pitcher after throwing five and 1/3 innings.

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Matsuzaka losing pitcher in game against Rays

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka leaves the field after throwing five and 1/3 innings in a game against Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston on April 9.

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Orioles' Uehara wins in MLB debut game against Yankees

BALTIMORE, United States - Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Koji Uehara (L) receives the ball from catcher Gregg Zaun after winning his major league baseball debut game against the New York Yankees at Oriole Park in Baltimore on April 8. Uehara gave up five hits and one run in five innings in the game, which the Orioles won 7-5.

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Orioles' Uehara wins in MLB debut game against Yankees

BALTIMORE, United States - Baltimore Orioles pitcher Koji Uehara waves to fans after winning his major league debut game against the New York Yankees at Oriole Park in Baltimore on April 8. Uehara gave up five hits and one run in five innings in the game, which the Orioles won 7-5.

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Orioles' Uehara wins in MLB debut game against Yankees

BALTIMORE, United States - Baltimore Orioles pitcher Koji Uehara exchanges high-fives with his teammates after winning his major league debut game against the New York Yankees at Oriole Park in Baltimore on April 8. Uehara gave up five hits and one run in five innings in the game, which the Orioles won 7-5.

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Baltimore Orioles' Uehara pitches against N.Y. Yankees

BALTIMORE, United States - Baltimore Orioles starter Koji Uehara pitches against New York Yankees' designated hitter Hideki Matsui in the first inning of a game at Oriole Park in Baltimore on April 8. Uehara gave up five hits and one run in five innings of his debut game in major league baseball.

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Baltimore Orioles' Uehara pitches against N.Y. Yankees

BALTIMORE, United States - Baltimore Orioles starter Koji Uehara pitches against the New York Yankees at Oriole Park in Baltimore on April 8. Uehara gave up five hits and one run in five innings of his debut game in major league baseball.

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Baltimore Orioles' Uehara pitches against N.Y. Yankees

BALTIMORE, United States - Baltimore Orioles starter Koji Uehara retires New York Yankees' designated hitter Hideki Matsui on a groundout in the first inning of a game at Oriole Park in Baltimore on April 8. Uehara gave up five hits and one run in five innings at his debut game in major league baseball.

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Baltimore Orioles' Uehara pitches against N.Y. Yankees

BALTIMORE, United States - Baltimore Orioles starter Koji Uehara pitches against the New York Yankees at Oriole Park in Baltimore on April 8. Uehara gave up five hits and one run in five innings of his debut game in major league baseball.

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Another disappointing outing for Dice-K as Yankees beat Red Sox

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka looks downcast in a news conference at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 28 after losing his third straight start. Matsuzaka gave up five runs and six hits in 6-1/3 innings in the game against the New York Yankees. The Yankees beat the Red Sox 5-3.

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Baseball: Uwasawa comes up clutch as Fighters stop Hawks

SAPPORO, Japan, July 9 Kyodo - Nippon Ham Fighters starting pitcher Naoyuki Uwasawa throws against SoftBank Hawks in a game at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on July 9, 2017. Uwasawa allowed five hits over seven innings as the Fighters won 2-0.

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MLB people commend Hiroshima hurler Maeda

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda throws a pitch at Kyocera Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2014, in the first in a series of games between Japanese and U.S. professional baseball players. Maeda pitched five shutout innings to lead Samurai Japan to a 2-0 win over the Major League Baseball All-Sar team, winning acclaim from the MLB people concerned.

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Japanese pitcher Kaneko acclaimed by MLB people

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko throws a pitch at Kyocera Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2014, in the second in a series of games between Japanese and U.S. professional baseball players. Kaneko, a candidate to move to Major League Baseball via the posting system, pitched five effective innings to lead Samurai Japan to an 8-4 win over the MLB All-Sar team, gaining praise from within the MLB camp.

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Samurai Japan beat MLB stars 2-0

OSAKA, Japan - Samurai Japan starter Kenta Maeda pitched five shutout innings against a team of major league stars at Kyocera Dome in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 12, 2014. Samurai Japan won 2-0.

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Samurai Japan beat MLB stars 2-0

OSAKA, Japan - Samurai Japan starter Kenta Maeda pitched five shutout innings against a team of major league stars at Kyocera Dome in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 12, 2014. Samurai Japan won 2-0.

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Giants win World Series

KANSAS CITY, United States - Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants pitches in Game 7 of the World Series against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 29, 2014. Bumgarner pitched five scoreless innings from the fifth inning, contributing to his team's 3-2 victory.

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Dragons' Yamamoto becomes Japan's oldest pitcher to record win

NAGOYA, Japan - Masahiro Yamamoto of the Chunichi Dragons pitches five scoreless innings in a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya Dome in central Japan on Sept. 5, 2014, becoming the oldest pitcher to win a Nippon Professional Baseball game at the age of 49.

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Wada in action for Cubs

CHICAGO, United States - Tsuyoshi Wada of the Chicago Cubs pitches against the San Diego Padres on July 23, 2014, in Chicago. Wada allowed five runs in four innings as the Cubs were beaten 8-3.

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Darvish gets 9th win as Texas snaps 8-game skid

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 18, 2014. Darvish allowed one run and scattered five hits in 6-2/3 innings to mark his 9th win as the Rangers won 5-1.

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Darvish gets 9th win as Texas snaps 8-game skid

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish (R) and manager Ron Washington high-five after the Rangers beat the Toronto Blue 5-1 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 18, 2014. Darvish allowed one run and scattered five hits in 6-2/3 innings to mark his 9th win.

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Darvish gets 9th win as Texas snaps 8-game skid

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish watches a home run hit by Toronto Blue Jays' Colby Rasmus in the seventh inning of their game at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 18, 2014. Darvish allowed one run and scattered five hits in 6-2/3 innings to mark his 9th win as the Rangers won 5-1.

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Darvish gets 9th win as Texas snaps 8-game skid

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 18, 2014. Darvish allowed one run and scattered five hits in 6-2/3 innings to mark his 9th win as the Rangers won 5-1.

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Darvish gets 9th win as Texas snaps 8-game skid

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 18, 2014. Darvish allowed one run and scattered five hits in 6-2/3 innings to mark his 9th win as the Rangers won 5-1.

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Chicago Cubs pitcher Wada makes sharp major league debut

CINCINNATI, United States - Chicago Cubs starter Tsuyoshi Wada pitches against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 8, 2014. Wada allowed an unearned run in five innings in his major league debut game.

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N.Y. Yankees' Tanaka suffers season's 4th loss

CLEVELAND, United States - New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka looks down after allowing a two-run homer to the Cleveland Indians' Nick Swisher in the sixth inning of a game at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 8, 2014. Tanaka surrendered five runs in 6-2/3 innings as the Yankees fell 5-3 to the Indians.

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Yankees' Kuroda against Royals

KANSAS CITY, United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas city, Missouri, on June 8, 2014. Kuroda threw seven solid innings, allowing two runs, both in the second inning, on five hits and two walks, but the Yankees lost 2-1.

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Darvish in Rangers' victory against Nationals

WASHINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on June 1, 2014. Darvish allowed five hits and struck out a season-high 12 batters in eight shutout innings. The Rangers won 2-0.