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Baseball: SoftBank Hawks rookies

SoftBank Hawks players (from L) Kazuo Ohno (pitcher), Ryosuke Ohtsu (pitcher), Ikhine Itua (infielder), Kengo Yoshida (catcher), Ikumi Kai (outfielder) and Haru Matsumoto (pitcher) pose for a photo during a rookie introductory event at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 5, 2022.

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Hanshin rookies get taste of Ryukyu Karate during spring camp

YOMITAN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers rookies Shoya Yamamoto (L) and Ryutaro Umeno (C back) experience a session of Ryukyu Karate on Feb. 6, 2014, their first day off during the professional baseball club's spring training camp in the village of Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture.

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Berets for coast guard special rescue unit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Six rookies at the Japan Coast Guard's special search and rescue unit receive the coveted orange berets that only its roughly 30 members are allowed to wear at the 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 9, 2012.

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Berets for coast guard special rescue unit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Six rookies at the Japan Coast Guard's special search and rescue unit wear on their left shoulders the coveted orange berets that only the unit's roughly 30 members are allowed to wear at the 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 9, 2012.

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MLB rookie hazing

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners' Japanese player Munenori Kawasaki heads to a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 27, 2012. He is dressed in costumes as part of the hazing meted out to rookies playing for major league teams.

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MLB rookie hazing

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners' Japanese players Munenori Kawasaki (L) and Hisashi Iwakuma head to a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 27, 2012. They are dressed in costumes as part of the hazing meted out to rookies playing for major league teams.

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Lions rookies at Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Six rookies of the Seibu Lions baseball club, including the club's No. 1 draft pick Yusei Kikuchi (3rd from L), pose in front of Tokyo Tower in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009.

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Former baseball player Shozo Doi dies at 67

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in December 1991 shows Orix BlueWave manager Shozo Doi (R, front) at a news conference to introduce Ichiro Suzuki (L, in back) and So Taguchi (L, front), who are now major leaguers, and the team's other rookies at a hotel in Kobe. Doi's family said Sept. 25, 2009, that he had died aged 67. A member of the Yomiuri Giants team that won nine consecutive Japan Series titles from 1965-73, Doi underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer in March 2007.

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Matsuzaka gets win as Boston nears World Series title

DENVER, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Colorado Rookies in his first career outing in the major league at Coors Field on Oct. 27. He hurled 5-1/3 effective innings to help his club beat the Rockies 10-5 and move within a win of claiming the World Series title. Matsuzaka is the first Japanese pitcher to win a World Series game. (MLB)

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MLB rookies Matsuzaka and Okajima join costume event

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) and reliever Hideki Okajima (R) pose for photos at Fenway Park on Sept. 16 for the customary major league rookie costume event after a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees.

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LDP rookies make debuts in Diet debate on postal bills

TOKYO, Japan - Yukari Sato, who was elected in the Sept. 11 general election on an LDP ticket, makes her debut in Diet deliberations in a session of the lower house Special Committee on Postal Privatization on Oct. 7.

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LDP rookies make debuts in Diet debate on postal bills

TOKYO, Japan - Satsuki Katayama, who was elected in the Sept. 11 general election on an LDP ticket, makes her debut in Diet deliberations in a session of the lower house Special Committee on Postal Privatization on Oct. 7.

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Japan baseball rookies of the year shake hands

TOKYO, Japan - Central League Giants hurler Koji Uehara (L) and Pacific League Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) shake hands after being named the ''Rookie of the Year'' in a ceremony at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 4.

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Takemoto 1st female Japanese in Tokyo Big-Six baseball

TOKYO, Japan - Hurler Megumi Takemoto, the first female Japanese player in the history of the Tokyo Big-Six Collegiate Baseball League and a fresher at the University of Tokyo, smiles Nov. 3 while warming up in a bullpen at the city's Jingu Stadium. The university's rookies beat Waseda University rookies 4-0 during the day although Takemoto, 18, did not get a chance to pitch. The other Big Six teams are Keio, Hosei, Meiji and Rikkyo universities.

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(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-BASKETBALL-CBA-ALL-STAR WEEKEND(CN)

(221202) -- ZHUJI, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Tianrong (L) of Rookies Team competes during the game between Rookies Team and Sophomores Team at 2022 CBA All-Star Weekend in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-BASKETBALL-CBA-ALL-STAR WEEKEND(CN)

(221202) -- ZHUJI, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Ning (R) of Sophomores Team shoots during the game between Rookies Team and Sophomores Team at 2022 CBA All-Star Weekend in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-BASKETBALL-CBA-ALL-STAR WEEKEND(CN)

(221202) -- ZHUJI, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ou Junxuan (2nd R) of Sophomores Team passes the ball during the game between Rookies Team and Sophomores Team at 2022 CBA All-Star Weekend in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-BASKETBALL-CBA-ALL-STAR WEEKEND(CN)

(221202) -- ZHUJI, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liao Sanning (L, front) of Rookies Team breaks through during the game between Rookies Team and Sophomores Team at 2022 CBA All-Star Weekend in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-BASKETBALL-CBA-ALL-STAR WEEKEND(CN)

(221202) -- ZHUJI, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Ning (L) of Sophomores Team vies with Li Yiyang of Rookies Team during the game between Rookies Team and Sophomores Team at 2022 CBA All-Star Weekend in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-BASKETBALL-CBA-ALL-STAR WEEKEND(CN)

(221202) -- ZHUJI, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hong Zhonghua (L) of Sophomores Team passes the ball during the game between Rookies Team and Sophomores Team at 2022 CBA All-Star Weekend in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-BASKETBALL-CBA-ALL-STAR WEEKEND(CN)

(221202) -- ZHUJI, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Qingpeng (R), head coach of Sophomores Team, reacts during the game between Rookies Team and Sophomores Team at 2022 CBA All-Star Weekend in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-BASKETBALL-CBA-ALL-STAR WEEKEND(CN)

(221202) -- ZHUJI, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Yiyang (top) of Rookies Team goes for a lay-up during the game between Rookies Team and Sophomores Team at 2022 CBA All-Star Weekend in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-BASKETBALL-CBA-ALL-STAR WEEKEND(CN)

(221202) -- ZHUJI, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Ning (L) of Sophomores Team breaks through during the game between Rookies Team and Sophomores Team at 2022 CBA All-Star Weekend in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-ZHUJI-BASKETBALL-CBA-ALL-STAR WEEKEND(CN)

(221202) -- ZHUJI, Dec. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mo Ke (2nd L), head coach of Rookies Team, instructs players during the game between Rookies Team and Sophomores Team at 2022 CBA All-Star Weekend in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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LDP rookies make debuts in Diet debate on postal bills

TOKYO, Japan - Satsuki Katayama, who was elected in the Sept. 11 general election on an LDP ticket, makes her debut in Diet deliberations in a session of the lower house Special Committee on Postal Privatization on Oct. 7. (Kyodo)

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LDP rookies make debuts in Diet debate on postal bills

TOKYO, Japan - Yukari Sato, who was elected in the Sept. 11 general election on an LDP ticket, makes her debut in Diet deliberations in a session of the lower house Special Committee on Postal Privatization on Oct. 7. (Kyodo)

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Matsuzaka gets win as Boston nears World Series title

DENVER, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Colorado Rookies in his first career outing in the major league at Coors Field on Oct. 27. He hurled 5-1/3 effective innings to help his club beat the Rockies 10-5 and move within a win of claiming the World Series title. Matsuzaka is the first Japanese pitcher to win a World Series game. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Yankees' rookies dressed up in annual event

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, dressed up like a hip-hop star, celebrates with teammates their playoff berth after winning 4-1 over the Boston Red Sox in New York on Oct. 1, 2015. It is the first time in three years the team has advanced to a post-season game. Tanaka is expected to be a starter in a wild-card game on Oct. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yankees' rookies dressed up in annual event

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, dressed up like a hip-hop star, celebrates with teammates their playoff berth after winning 4-1 over the Boston Red Sox in New York on Oct. 1, 2015. It is the first time in three years the team has advanced to a post-season game. Tanaka is expected to be a starter in a wild-card game on Oct. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former baseball player Shozo Doi dies at 67

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in December 1991 shows Orix BlueWave manager Shozo Doi (R, front) at a news conference to introduce Ichiro Suzuki (L, in back) and So Taguchi (L, front), who are now major leaguers, and the team's other rookies at a hotel in Kobe. Doi's family said Sept. 25, 2009, that he had died aged 67. A member of the Yomiuri Giants team that won nine consecutive Japan Series titles from 1965-73, Doi underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer in March 2007. (Kyodo)

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MLB rookies Matsuzaka and Okajima join costume event

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) and reliever Hideki Okajima (R) pose for photos at Fenway Park on Sept. 16 for the customary major league rookie costume event after a 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Otani, Arai named MVPs, Takayama, Takanashi top rookies

Slugging pitcher Shohei Otani (L) of the Nippon Ham Fighters and the Hiroshima Carp's Takahiro Arai shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 28, 2016, after being named the most valuable players in Nippon Professional Baseball this past season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lions rookies at Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Six rookies of the Seibu Lions baseball club, including the club's No. 1 draft pick Yusei Kikuchi (3rd from L), pose in front of Tokyo Tower in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Japan baseball rookies of the year shake hands

TOKYO, Japan - Central League Giants hurler Koji Uehara (L) and Pacific League Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) shake hands after being named the ''Rookie of the Year'' in a ceremony at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 4.

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Takemoto 1st female Japanese in Tokyo Big-Six baseball

TOKYO, Japan - Hurler Megumi Takemoto, the first female Japanese player in the history of the Tokyo Big-Six Collegiate Baseball League and a fresher at the University of Tokyo, smiles Nov. 3 while warming up in a bullpen at the city's Jingu Stadium. The university's rookies beat Waseda University rookies 4-0 during the day although Takemoto, 18, did not get a chance to pitch. The other Big Six teams are Keio, Hosei, Meiji and Rikkyo universities.