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Darvish makes major league debut

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitchers Yu Darvish (R) and Neftali Feliz exchange high-fives after beating the Seattle Mariners at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 9, 2012. Darvish made his winning major league debut, allowing five runs and eight hits with four walks while striking out five in 5-2/3 innings in an 11-5 victory.

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Rangers down Giants at Game 3

ARLINGTON, United States - San Francisco Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez (C) leaves the pitchers mound after giving up four runs to the Texas Rangers in 4-2/3 innings of Game 3 of the World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Oct. 30, 2010. The Giants lost 4-2.

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Baseball: Matsuzaka, Okajima end rookie year with World Series win

DENVER, United States - Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) and Hideki Okajima are all smiles in posing for photographers at the Coors Field on Oct. 28 as the two Japanese pitchers ended their rookie season in the major leagues with their team the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series with a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies.

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Japanese 1-hitter sinks MLB in all-star series

NAGOYA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants rookie Hisanori Takahashi answers fans after holding the major leaguers hitless over five innings with only one walk. Nippon Ham Fighters first baseman Michihiro Ogasawara doubled home the only run of the game and four pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Japanese all-stars edged the North American major leaguers 1-0 for their second win of the eight-game exhibition series at Nagoya Dome on Nov. 9.

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Baseball: World Series

Houston Astros pitchers Rafael Montero (far L), Bryan Abreu (2nd from L), Cristian Javier (C) and Ryan Pressly (far R) pose for a photo with catcher Christian Vazquez (2nd from R) after the four pitchers combined pitched a no hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series on Nov. 2, 2022, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Baseball: World Series

Houston Astros pitchers Rafael Montero (far L), Bryan Abreu (2nd from L), Cristian Javier (C) and Ryan Pressly (far R) pose for a photo with catcher Christian Vazquez (2nd from R) after the four pitchers combined pitched a no hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series on Nov. 2, 2022, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Baseball: World Series

Houston Astros players celebrate after their four pitchers combined pitched a no hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series on Nov. 2, 2022, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Matsui speaks of anger at baseball betting scandal

Undated photo shows former baseball slugger Hideki Matsui. He admitted in Tokyo on April 2, 2016, that the recent banning of four pitchers of his former Japanese club, the Yomiuri Giants, for their involvement in baseball gambling touched a nerve, but he offered no advice to Japanese baseball on how to prevent a reoccurrence of the problem. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsuzaka throws 7 solid innings for 6th win

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches seven solid innings to win his sixth straight decision as the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on May 10. Matsuzaka held the Twins to two runs and six hits with three walks and seven strikeouts at Metrodome, tying with four other pitchers for the AL lead in wins and becoming the first Japanese pitcher since Kazuhisa Ishii in 2002 to start a season with a 6-0 record. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Matsuzaka, Okajima end rookie year with World Series w

DENVER, United States - Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) and Hideki Okajima are all smiles in posing for photographers at the Coors Field on Oct. 28 as the two Japanese pitchers ended their rookie season in the major leagues with their team the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series with a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies. (Kyodo)

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Darvish makes major league debut

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitchers Yu Darvish (R) and Neftali Feliz exchange high-fives after beating the Seattle Mariners at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 9, 2012. Darvish made his winning major league debut, allowing five runs and eight hits with four walks while striking out five in 5-2/3 innings in an 11-5 victory. (Kyodo)

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Rangers down Giants at Game 3

ARLINGTON, United States - San Francisco Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez (C) leaves the pitchers mound after giving up four runs to the Texas Rangers in 4-2/3 innings of Game 3 of the World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Oct. 30, 2010. The Giants lost 4-2. (Kyodo)

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Japanese 1-hitter sinks MLB in all-star series

NAGOYA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants rookie Hisanori Takahashi answers fans after holding the major leaguers hitless over five innings with only one walk. Nippon Ham Fighters first baseman Michihiro Ogasawara doubled home the only run of the game and four pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Japanese all-stars edged the North American major leaguers 1-0 for their second win of the eight-game exhibition series at Nagoya Dome on Nov. 9.