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MLB team praises Otani's potential

TOKYO, Japan - The Nippon Ham Fighter's Shohei Otani pitches against the Major League Baseball All-Stars at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 18, 2014, in the last game of the five-game series. The MLB All-Stars manager and players were impressed with his pitching and potential.

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Game 5 of Japan-MLB All-Star Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Eduardo Nunez singles in the sixth inning, making it 3-0, in Game 5 of the Japan-MLB All-Star Series at Sapporo Dome in northern Japan on Nov. 18, 2014. The MLB won 3-1, but Japan won the five-game series 3-2.

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Game 5 of Japan-MLB All-Star Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Shohei Otani starts Game 5 of the Japan-MLB All-Star Series at Sapporo Dome in northern Japan on Nov. 18, 2014. The MLB won 3-1, but Japan won the five-game series 3-2.

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Game 5 of Japan-MLB All-Star Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Matt Shoemaker starts Game 5 of the Japan-MLB All-Star Series at Sapporo Dome in northern Japan on Nov. 18, 2014. The MLB won 3-1, but Japan won the five-game series 3-2.

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Injured Cano impressed by Japan team, fans

TOKYO, Japan - Seattle Mariners superstar Robinson Cano walks with a cane on the field at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2014, prior to Game 4 of the five-game series between the MLB All-Stars and Japan. Cano was hit by a pitch from Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yuki Nishi in the previous day's no-hit defeat to Japan.

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Japan batters major leaguers to lead series 2-0

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Hawks Nobuhiro Matsuda hits a single homer in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Japan-Major League All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 14, 2014. Samurai Japan won 8-4 to lead 2-0 in the five-game series.

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Japan batters major leaguers to lead series 2-0

TOKYO, Japan - Colorado Rockies' Justin Morneau hits a two-run homer in the second inning of Game 2 of the Japan-Major League All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 14, 2014. Samurai Japan won 8-4 to lead 2-0 in the five-game series.

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Japan batters major leaguers to lead series 2-0

TOKYO, Japan - Colorado Rockies' Justin Morneau hits a two-run homer in the second inning of Game 2 of the Japan-Major League All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 14, 2014. Samurai Japan won 8-4 to lead 2-0 in the five-game series.

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Japan-MLB All-Stars series Game 1

OSAKA, Japan - Samurai Japan ace Kenta Maeda (L) of the Hiroshima Carp pitches against Robinson Cano of the Seattle Mariners in the top of the first inning at Osaka's Kyocera Dome on Nov. 12, 2014. Japan beat the MLB team 2-0 in Game 1 of the five-game series.

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Samurai Japan bats tepid in warm-up defeat

FUKUOKA, Japan - Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo meets with reporters following a practice game against a team selected from the rosters of the Pacific League's Softbank Hawks and Nippon Ham Fighters at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Nov. 10, 2014. Samurai Japan lost 1-0 before opening its five-game series against a team of visiting big leaguers on Nov. 12 in Osaka.

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Samurai Japan bats tepid in warm-up defeat

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 10, 2014, shows Samurai Japan, who lost a practice match 1-0 to a team selected from the rosters of the Pacific League's Softbank Hawks and Nippon Ham Fighters at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka. Samurai Japan will open its five-game series against a team of visiting big leaguers on Nov. 12 in Osaka.

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MLB All-Stars meet press in Japan

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - John Farrell (C), manager of the U.S. Major League Baseball All-Stars, Hisashi Iwakuma (R) and Robinson Cano, both of the Seattle Mariners, meet the press at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014, before the five-game series against Japan.

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MLB All-Star skipper Farrell speaks to press in Japan

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell, manager of the Major League Baseball All-Stars, gives a press conference at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014, before the five-game series against Japan.

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Kokubo gives Otani 1st Samurai Japan call-up

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Kokubo, manager of Japan's senior national baseball team, announces 28 players for a November series against visiting major leaguers at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2014. The five-game series, part of Japan's buildup to the 2017 World Baseball Classic, will run from Nov. 12 to 18.

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Kokubo gives Otani 1st Samurai Japan call-up

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Kokubo, manager of Japan's senior national baseball team, poses with the team's uniforms at a news conference in Tokyo, on Oct. 9, 2014, after announcing 28 players for a November series against visiting major leaguers. The five-game series, part of Japan's buildup to the 2017 World Baseball Classic, will run from Nov. 12 to 18.

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Cano, Pujols, Jones, Puig to headline MLB tour in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (from R to L) Hiroki Kokubo, manager of Japan's national baseball team called Samurai Japan, Katsuhiko Kumazaki, commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, Jim Small, managing director of MLB Japan, and Yoshimitsu Ohashi, senior managing director of the Yomiuri Shimbun, pose for photos during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014. Small said MLB's all-star outfielders Adam Jones and Yasiel Puig, and infielders Robinson Cano and Albert Pujols will take part in an MLB team to play the Japan national team in a five-game series in November.

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MLB overpower Japan All-Star team to win series

TOKYO, Japan - Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard watches the ball after hitting a three-run homer off Yomiuri Giants hurler Yuya Kubo in the seventh inning as the major leaguers routed the Japan All-Star team 11-4 to claim victory in a five-game exhibition series with their third win in a row at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 5. (MLB)

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MLB overpower Japan All-Star team to win series

TOKYO, Japan - Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones slams a two-run homer off Chiba Lotte Mariners starter H. Kobayashi in the sixth inning as the major leaguers routed the Japan All-Star team 11-4 to claim victory in a five-game exhibition series with their third win in a row at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 5. (MLB)

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Select MLB beats Japan All-Stars in 2nd exhibition game

TOKYO, Japan - Philadelphia Phillies infielder Ryan Howard hits a second homer in the third inning of an exhibition game between the select MLB team and Japan All-Stars at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4. Major leaguers beat Japan 8-6 to win their second straight in a five-game exhibition series.

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Japan wins 4th straight in Japan-U.S. baseball series

Members of Japan's collegiate all-star baseball team congratulate themselves on June 27 after winning their fourth straight in the five-game Japan-U.S. collegiate baseball series 8-5 in Aomori Prefecture.

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Japan claims collegiate baseball series with 3rd win

Japan scores a 5-2 victory over the United States in the Japan-U.S. collegiate baseball series in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, on June 26. With the victory, their third straight, Japan clinched the five-game-series for the first time in two years and won the tournament for the 11th time in its 28-year history.

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Select MLB beats Japan All-Stars in 2nd exhibition game

TOKYO, Japan - Philadelphia Phillies infielder Ryan Howard hits a second homer in the third inning of an exhibition game between the select MLB team and Japan All-Stars at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4. Major leaguers beat Japan 8-6 to win their second straight in a five-game exhibition series. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean papers report on go grandmaster's win against AlphaGo

Photo shows South Korean newspapers dated March 14, 2016 reporting on South Korean go grandmaster Lee Sedol's first win against Google's artificial intelligence system AlphaGo the previous day, in the fourth match of a five-game series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World's top go player defeats AlphaGo for 1st time in 4th match

South Korea's Lee Sedol (L), the world's top go player, and Demis Hassabis (C), co-founder and chief executive of DeepMind, attend a news conference in Seoul on March 13, 2016, after Lee defeated Google's artificial intelligence system AlphaGo, created by DeepMind, for the first time in the fourth match of a five-game series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World's top go player defeats AlphaGo for 1st time in 4th match

South Korea's Lee Sedol, the world's top go player, smiles during a press conference in Seoul on March 13, 2016, after defeating Google's artificial intelligence system AlphaGo for the first time, in the fourth match of a five-game series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Google AlphaGo goes 3-0 against Korean legend

Legendary Go player Lee Se Dol of South Korea attends a press conference in Seoul on March 12, 2016, after losing to Google's AlphaGo program for the third straight time in their historic five-game Go series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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MLB overpower Japan All-Star team to win series

TOKYO, Japan - Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard watches the ball after hitting a three-run homer off Yomiuri Giants hurler Yuya Kubo in the seventh inning as the major leaguers routed the Japan All-Star team 11-4 to claim victory in a five-game exhibition series with their third win in a row at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 5. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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MLB overpower Japan All-Star team to win series

TOKYO, Japan - Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones slams a two-run homer off Chiba Lotte Mariners starter H. Kobayashi in the sixth inning as the major leaguers routed the Japan All-Star team 11-4 to claim victory in a five-game exhibition series with their third win in a row at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 5. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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MLB team praises Otani's potential

TOKYO, Japan - The Nippon Ham Fighter's Shohei Otani pitches against the Major League Baseball All-Stars at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 18, 2014, in the last game of the five-game series. The MLB All-Stars manager and players were impressed with his pitching and potential. (Kyodo)

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Game 5 of Japan-MLB All-Star Series

SAPPORO, Japan - Matt Shoemaker starts Game 5 of the Japan-MLB All-Star Series at Sapporo Dome in northern Japan on Nov. 18, 2014. The MLB won 3-1, but Japan won the five-game series 3-2. (Kyodo)

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Injured Cano impressed by Japan team, fans

TOKYO, Japan - Seattle Mariners superstar Robinson Cano walks with a cane on the field at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2014, prior to Game 4 of the five-game series between the MLB All-Stars and Japan. Cano was hit by a pitch from Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yuki Nishi in the previous day's no-hit defeat to Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan batters major leaguers to lead series 2-0

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Hawks Nobuhiro Matsuda hits a single homer in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Japan-Major League All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 14, 2014. Samurai Japan won 8-4 to lead 2-0 in the five-game series. (Kyodo)

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Japan batters major leaguers to lead series 2-0

TOKYO, Japan - Colorado Rockies' Justin Morneau hits a two-run homer in the second inning of Game 2 of the Japan-Major League All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 14, 2014. Samurai Japan won 8-4 to lead 2-0 in the five-game series. (Kyodo)

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MLB All-Star skipper Farrell speaks to press in Japan

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell, manager of the Major League Baseball All-Stars, gives a press conference at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014, before the five-game series against Japan. (Kyodo)

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Kokubo gives Otani 1st Samurai Japan call-up

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Kokubo, manager of Japan's senior national baseball team, poses with the team's uniforms at a news conference in Tokyo, on Oct. 9, 2014, after announcing 28 players for a November series against visiting major leaguers. The five-game series, part of Japan's buildup to the 2017 World Baseball Classic, will run from Nov. 12 to 18. (Kyodo)

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Japan wins 4th straight in Japan-U.S. baseball series

Members of Japan's collegiate all-star baseball team congratulate themselves on June 27 after winning their fourth straight in the five-game Japan-U.S. collegiate baseball series 8-5 in Aomori Prefecture.

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Japan wins 4th straight in Japan-U.S. baseball series

Members of Japan's collegiate all-star baseball team congratulate themselves on June 27 after winning their fourth straight in the five-game Japan-U.S. collegiate baseball series 8-5 in Aomori Prefecture.

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Japan claims collegiate baseball series with 3rd win

Japan scores a 5-2 victory over the United States in the Japan-U.S. collegiate baseball series in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, on June 26. With the victory, their third straight, Japan clinched the five-game-series for the first time in two years and won the tournament for the 11th time in its 28-year history.