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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (R) celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (L) celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani celebrates after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts attends a press conference after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani attends a press conference after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani attends a press conference after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani attends a press conference after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani attends a press conference after his team completed a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after completing a four-game sweep of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after beating the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025. The Dodgers completed a four-game NLCS sweep of the Brewers, advancing to the World Series for the second consecutive season.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate after beating the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025. The Dodgers completed a four-game NLCS sweep of the Brewers, advancing to the World Series for the second consecutive season.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani is pictured after being named the MVP of the National League Championship Series after his team's four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani poses after being named the MVP of the National League Championship Series after his team's four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani poses after being named the MVP of the National League Championship Series after his team's four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani is pictured after being named the MVP of the National League Championship Series after his team's four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: NL Championship Series between Brewers and Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani is pictured after being named the MVP of the National League Championship Series after his team's four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Baseball: Athletics vs. Angels

Photo taken on April 27, 2023, shows Angel Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Angels, in Anaheim, California, which hosted a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics.

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Baseball: Athletics vs. Angels

Photo taken on April 27, 2023, shows Angel Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Angels, in Anaheim, California, which hosted a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics.

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Baseball: Angels' Rendon suspended 4 games over fan incident

Los Angeles Angels' Anthony Rendon speaks to media ahead of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on April 3, 2023. Rendon will serve a four-game suspension as punishment for an altercation with a fan which was caught on video and posted to social media after the Angels' 2-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics in Oakland on March 30.

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Hawks beat Eagles with Kawasaki's game-ending run

FUKUOKA, Japan - Munenori Kawasaki singles in the game-ending run in the ninth against the Rakuten Eagles at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Sept. 13, 2009. Softbank beat Rakuten 2-1 to end its four-game losing skid.

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Hawks beat Eagles, Sugiuchi pitches for complete game

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks pitcher Toshiya Sugiuchi acknowledges fans after pitching one-run ball for his fifth complete game of the season at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Sept. 13, 2009, as Softbank beat Rakuten 2-1 to end its four-game losing skid.

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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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Iguchi goes 2-for-4

CHICAGO, United States - Tadahito Iguchi went 2-for-4 with an RBI single as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-6 to snap their four-game losing streak at U.S. Cellular Field on June 3. (MLB)

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Suzuki gets 2 hits to help Mariners end losing skid

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI single to left in the seventh inning to extend his hitting streak to six games. The Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 in 11 innings to snap their four-game losing skid at Safeco Field on April 24. (MLB)

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Suzuki gets 2 hits to help Mariners end losing skid

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) chat with Chicago White Sox infielder Tadahito Iguchi during their game at Safeco Field on April 24. Ichiro extended his hitting streak to six games while Iguchi went hitless in five at-bats and dropped his average to .319 as Seattle beat Chicago Sox 4-3 in 11 innings to snap their four-game losing skid. (MLB)

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Suzuki gets 2 hits to help Mariners end losing skid

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki (R) and Kenji Jojima (L) join teammates to celebrate after the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 in 11 innings to snap their four-game losing skid at Safeco Field on April 24. Ichiro extended his hitting streak to six games with a 2-for-5 performance and an RBI. (MLB)

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Lotte Marines wins Japan Series with four-game sweep

KOSHIEN, Japan - Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine is tossed into the air by players at Koshien Stadium after his team beat the Central League baseball club Hanshin Tigers 3-2 to win the best-of-seven Japan Series. The Pacific League baseball club won their first Japan Series title in 31 years.

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Hasegawa pitches 1-1/3 scoreless frames

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners Shigetoshi Hasegawa pitches 1-1/3 scoreless frames as his team snapped a four-game losing skid with a 7-3 victory over the San Diego Padres at Safeco Field on June 26. (MLB)

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K. Matsui goes 2-for-4

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets shortstop Kazuo Matsui steals second base in the eighth inning against the Florida Marlines at Shea Stadium on June 4. Matsui went 2-for-4 but the Mets fell 5-1 to the Marlins, snapping a four-game winning streak. (MLB)

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Hideki snaps hitless streak, Yankees fall to Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a single to left to snap a four-game hitless streak in the fifth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on April 16. But his team fell 6-2 to Boston. (MLB)

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Suzuki goes 1-for-5

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to left in the first inning against the Texas Rangers at the Ball Park on Sept. 12. Ichiro went 1-for-5 as Seattle fell 7-3 for a four-game sweep by Texas for the first time in 10 years. (MLB)

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Yakult ends skid to clinch 6th Central League pennant

TOKYO, Japan - The Yakult Swallows ended a four-game winless streak to finally clinch their sixth Central League pennant and first in four years with a 6-4 extra-inning victory over the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on Oct. 6. Yakult manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu is being tossed shoulder-high into the air.

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Petagine belts three-run homer

NAGOYA, Japan - Yakult slugger Roberto Petagine watches the ball after belting a three-run homer in the fifth inning at Nagoya Dome on Sept. 28 to regain the lead in the Central League home run derby with his 37th clout of the season. The Swallows completed a four-game sweep of the Chunichi Dragons with a 6-3 triumph to cut their magic number to clinching the Central League pennant to three.

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Lotte Marines wins Japan Series with four-game sweep

KOSHIEN, Japan - Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine is tossed into the air by players at Koshien Stadium after his team beat the Central League baseball club Hanshin Tigers 3-2 to win the best-of-seven Japan Series. The Pacific League baseball club won their first Japan Series title in 31 years. (Kyodo)

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Marlins' Ichiro steals 2nd base against Pirates

Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins steals second base in the 7th inning of a Major League Baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Miami on Aug. 25, 2015. The Marlins defeated the Pirates 5-2, breaking their four-game losing streak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marlins' Ichiro at bat in his 10,000th plate appearance

Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins looks at his bat in his 10,000th at-bat in Major League Baseball in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Miami on Aug. 25, 2015. The Marlins beat the Pirates 5-2, breaking their four-game losing streak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan rugby team beats Uruguay 30-8

Photo taken Aug. 22, 2015, shows members of Japan's rugby team, which beat Uruguay 30-8 in the southwestern city of Fukuoka, putting an end to a four-game losing skid. With just three games and four weeks to go before the Brave Blossoms play South Africa in their Rugby World Cup opener, head coach Eddie Jones said he wanted a much improved performance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 2 major titles

Eighteen-year-old shogi sensation Sota Fujii speaks after completing a four-game sweep of Kazuki Kimura in the Oi championship series in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 20, 2020. Fujii became the youngest player ever to hold two major titles about a month after winning the Kisei crown.

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Hideki snaps hitless streak, Yankees fall to Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a single to left to snap a four-game hitless streak in the fifth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on April 16. But his team fell 6-2 to Boston. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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K. Matsui goes 2-for-4

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets shortstop Kazuo Matsui steals second base in the eighth inning against the Florida Marlines at Shea Stadium on June 4. Matsui went 2-for-4 but the Mets fell 5-1 to the Marlins, snapping a four-game winning streak. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Iguchi goes 2-for-4

CHICAGO, United States - Tadahito Iguchi went 2-for-4 with an RBI single as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-6 to snap their four-game losing streak at U.S. Cellular Field on June 3. (MLB) (Kyodo)