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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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Alex Rodriguez faces suspension

CHICAGO, United States - New York Yankees infielders (from L) Eduardo Nunez, Alex Rodriguez, Vernon Wells and Robinson Cano gather as starting pitcher Andy Pettitte is withdrawn during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2013. The White Sox won 8-1. Rodriguez said the same day he will appeal the MLB's suspension of him, along with 12 other players, over alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.

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Lotte takes Japan Series title

NAGOYA, Japan - Lotte Marines infielders Tsuyoshi Nishioka (L) and Toshiaki Imae (R) smile at a news conference at Nagoya Dome soon after their team's first Japan Series victory in five years on Nov. 7, 2010. Lotte beat the Chunichi Dragons 8-7 in Game 7.

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Fighters infielders collide

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters shortstop Yuji Iiyama (R), second baseman Kensuke Tanaka (front) and third baseman Eiichi Koyano collide as they try to catch a pop fly in the fourth inning of a game against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on April 9, 2010. The Fighters lost 0-6.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Orix Buffaloes infielders Norihiro Nakamura (L) and Kazuhiro Kiyohara smile after returning home on catcher Takeshi Hidaka's two-run single in the sixth inning of the team's opening game against the Seibu Lions at Invoice Seibu Dome on March 25. The Buffaloed defeated the Lions 5-2. Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games.

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(7)Japanese preseason baseball games

KOSHIEN, Japan - Yomiuri Giants infielders come to the mound to pep reliever Brian Sikorski (2nd from L) who walked Hanshin Tigers batter Makoto Imaoka in the sixth inning of their preseason game at Koshien Stadium on March 14.

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Baseball: Astros-Red Sox ALCS

Boston Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki (2nd from R) and infielders gather around relief pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura (3rd from R) on the mound during the eighth inning of Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros on Oct. 15, 2021, at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.

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Pro baseball season begins with PL games

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Orix Buffaloes infielders Norihiro Nakamura (L) and Kazuhiro Kiyohara smile after returning home on catcher Takeshi Hidaka's two-run single in the sixth inning of the team's opening game against the Seibu Lions at Invoice Seibu Dome on March 25. The Buffaloed defeated the Lions 5-2. Japan's 2006 pro baseball season began with three Pacific League games. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: New MLB rule may open door for Japanese infielders

Kazuo Matsui (R) scores the go-ahead run in the ninth inning of the Rakuten Eagles' 8-7 win over the Seibu Lions at Seibu Prince Dome on April 22, 2016. The former major league infielder told Kyodo News on April 24 that he has welcomed Major League Baseball's new rule to make it more difficult for runners to physically break up double plays at second, a move aimed at reducing injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fighters infielders collide

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters shortstop Yuji Iiyama (R), second baseman Kensuke Tanaka (front) and third baseman Eiichi Koyano collide as they try to catch a pop fly in the fourth inning of a game against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on April 9, 2010. The Fighters lost 0-6. (Kyodo)

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Lotte takes Japan Series title

NAGOYA, Japan - Lotte Marines infielders Tsuyoshi Nishioka (L) and Toshiaki Imae (R) smile at a news conference at Nagoya Dome soon after their team's first Japan Series victory in five years on Nov. 7, 2010. Lotte beat the Chunichi Dragons 8-7 in Game 7. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: BayStars beat Tigers to reach Climax Series final stage

Hanshin Tigers infielders gather at the mound after starting pitcher Atsushi Nomi (C) got in a jam in the first inning against the DeNA BayStars in Game 3 of the best-of-three Central League Climax Series first stage at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on Oct. 17, 2017. The BayStars won 6-1 to advance to the final stage against the Hiroshima Carp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(7)Japanese preseason baseball games

KOSHIEN, Japan - Yomiuri Giants infielders come to the mound to pep reliever Brian Sikorski (2nd from L) who walked Hanshin Tigers batter Makoto Imaoka in the sixth inning of their preseason game at Koshien Stadium on March 14. (Kyodo)