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Baseball: MLB preseason game

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani (C) is greeted by teammates in the dugout after throwing four innings in a preseason baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 24, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets starter Kodai Senga (C) is greeted by teammates after throwing four innings in the team's spring training game against the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New York Mets starter Kodai Senga (C) is greeted by teammates after throwing four innings in the team's spring training game against the Houston Astros in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 19, 2026.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (C) is greeted by teammates in the dugout after leaving the mound in a game against San Francisco Giants in spring training in Glendale, Arizona, on March 18, 2026. He made his first pitching appearance of the year, throwing 4-1/3 shutout innings, striking out four and allowing one hit.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Roki Sasaki of the Los Angeles Dodgers is congratulated by teammates, including compatriot Shohei Ohtani (R), after pitching a scoreless seventh inning in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 24, 2025. The 23-year-old right-hander, returning after spending four months on the injured list, made his first appearance as a reliever in the Major Leagues, delivering a scoreless and hitless inning.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Roki Sasaki (11) of the Los Angeles Dodgers is congratulated by teammates, including compatriot Shohei Ohtani, after pitching a scoreless seventh inning in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 24, 2025. The 23-year-old right-hander, returning after spending four months on the injured list, made his first appearance as a reliever in the Major Leagues, delivering a scoreless and hitless inning.

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High school fastballer Tanaka picked by Rakuten

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - Komadai Tomakomai right-hander Masahiro Tanaka gets congratulations from his former teammates after the Rakuten Eagles acquired the rights to negotiate a contract with him in the amateur high school baseball draft in Tokyo on Sept. 25. The Pacific League club won the four-party lottery for Tanaka, who helped Komadai Tomakomai finish runner-up at the national high school baseball championship in August.

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Boy accused of killing mother goes to family court

OKAYAMA, Japan - A van carrying a 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of killing his mother and beating four baseball teammates with a bat in June heads for the Okayama Family Court on Aug. 7. The court will detain the boy for up to four weeks to examine his family circumstances and check his physical and mental condition. It will then decide whether to send him to a reformatory or send his case back to the prosecutors. The boy was arrested July 6 after spending 16 days on the run after allegedly bludgeoning the four boys with a bat and beating his 42-year-old mother to death at home.

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High school fastballer Tanaka picked by Rakuten

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - Komadai Tomakomai right-hander Masahiro Tanaka gets congratulations from his former teammates after the Rakuten Eagles acquired the rights to negotiate a contract with him in the amateur high school baseball draft in Tokyo on Sept. 25. The Pacific League club won the four-party lottery for Tanaka, who helped Komadai Tomakomai finish runner-up at the national high school baseball championship in August. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Reds v Tigers

Cincinnati Reds rookie Shogo Akiyama (C) and teammates kneel in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement ahead of the club's 2020 season opener against the Detroit Tigers on July 24, 2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Major league baseball opened the previous day about four months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Baseball: Reds v Tigers

Cincinnati Reds rookie Shogo Akiyama (L) is congratulated by teammates after hitting an RBI single in his first major league at-bat in the sixth inning of the club's 2020 season opener against the Detroit Tigers on July 24, 2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Major league baseball opened the previous day about four months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Laird ties NPB homer record

Nippon Ham Fighters' Brandon Laird is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a two-run homer in the third inning against the Lotte Marines at Tokyo Dome on May 13, 2017, becoming the 20th player to go deep in four consecutive at-bats in Nippon Professional Baseball. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Laird ties NPB homer record

Nippon Ham Fighters' Brandon Laird is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a two-run homer in the third inning against the Lotte Marines at Tokyo Dome on May 13, 2017, becoming the 20th player to go deep in four consecutive at-bats in Nippon Professional Baseball. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boy accused of killing mother goes to family court

OKAYAMA, Japan - A van carrying a 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of killing his mother and beating four baseball teammates with a bat in June heads for the Okayama Family Court on Aug. 7. The court will detain the boy for up to four weeks to examine his family circumstances and check his physical and mental condition. It will then decide whether to send him to a reformatory or send his case back to the prosecutors. The boy was arrested July 6 after spending 16 days on the run after allegedly bludgeoning the four boys with a bat and beating his 42-year-old mother to death at home.