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Japan routs Australia in WBC warm-up game

OSAKA, Japan - Tampa Bay Rays leadoff man Akinori Iwamura of the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Classic hits a sacrifice fly to left in the fourth inning of an exhibition match with the Australian national team at Kyocera Dome Feb. 24. Japan beat Australia 8-2.

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Japan routs Australia in WBC warm-up game

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C, 51) of the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Classic slides safely to third base in the third inning of an exhibition match with the Australian national team at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Feb. 24. Japan beat Australia 8-2.

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Japan routs Australia in WBC warm-up game

OSAKA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars infielder Shuichi Murata of the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Classic hits an RBI single to center in the fifth inning of an exhibition match with the Australian national team at Kyocera Dome Feb. 24. Japan beat Australia 8-2.

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Japan routs Australia in WBC warm-up game

OSAKA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles hopeful Masahiro Tanaka of the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Classic throws a pitch in an exhibition match with the Australian national team at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Feb. 24. Japan beat Australia 8-2.

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Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

SAPPORO, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki (far right) gets congratulations from teammates after hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer in the second inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 14. Satozaki slammed two of the team's five homers as the Marines routed the Fighters 8-1 to tie the best-of-five second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at one game apiece.

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Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

SAPPORO, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki is greeted by manager Bobby Valentine after hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer in the second inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 14. Satozaki hit two of the team's five homers as the Marines routed the Fighters 8-1 to tie the best-of-five second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at one game apiece.

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Ichiro goes 3-for-5 as Seattle routs Cleveland

CLEVELAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs home through third base from second base on a Brett Boone double in the third inning against the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 25. Ichiro went 3-for-5, scored twice and had an RBI as the Mariners crushed the Indians 12-4. (MLB)

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Ichiro doubles twice, but Oakland routs Seattle 13-2

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a double in the third inning against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field on June 24. Ichiro hit back-to-back doubles and scored a run to go 2-for-2, raising his American League-leading batting average, but the Mariners still lost 13-2 to the Athletics. (MLB)

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Japan routs S. Korea in 4-nation baseball

KOBE, Japan - Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe, batting in the designated hitter's slot, drives in the first run of the game with one out in the second inning at Green Stadium Kobe on Oct. 31, as Japan romped 11-3 over South Korea to claim their second win against one loss in the four-nation round-robin tournament for second place. Cuba, which defeated Japan, won the tourney with a perfect record of three wins without a loss.

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Lotte routs Daiei on 2 May homers in Pacific League

FUKUOKA, Japan - Lotte Marines outfielder Derrick May celebrates with his teammates after hitting a three-run homer in the fourth inning against the Daiei Hawks at Fukuoka Dome on May 3. May connected for a pair of homers as the Marines won 10-2.

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Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

SAPPORO, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki is greeted by manager Bobby Valentine after hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer in the second inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 14. Satozaki hit two of the team's five homers as the Marines routed the Fighters 8-1 to tie the best-of-five second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at one game apiece. (Kyodo)

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Lotte routs Nippon Ham with 5 HRs in Climax Series Game 2

SAPPORO, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki (far right) gets congratulations from teammates after hitting a come-from-behind two-run homer in the second inning against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 14. Satozaki slammed two of the team's five homers as the Marines routed the Fighters 8-1 to tie the best-of-five second stage of the Pacific League Climax Series at one game apiece. (Kyodo)

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Japan routs Australia in WBC warm-up game

OSAKA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars infielder Shuichi Murata of the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Classic hits an RBI single to center in the fifth inning of an exhibition match with the Australian national team at Kyocera Dome Feb. 24. Japan beat Australia 8-2. (Kyodo)

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Japan routs Australia in WBC warm-up game

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C, 51) of the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Classic slides safely to third base in the third inning of an exhibition match with the Australian national team at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Feb. 24. Japan beat Australia 8-2. (Kyodo)

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Japan routs Australia in WBC warm-up game

OSAKA, Japan - Tampa Bay Rays leadoff man Akinori Iwamura of the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Classic hits a sacrifice fly to left in the fourth inning of an exhibition match with the Australian national team at Kyocera Dome Feb. 24. Japan beat Australia 8-2. (Kyodo)

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Japan routs Australia in WBC warm-up game

OSAKA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles hopeful Masahiro Tanaka of the Japanese national team for the World Baseball Classic throws a pitch in an exhibition match with the Australian national team at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Feb. 24. Japan beat Australia 8-2. (Kyodo)

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Japan routs Costa Rica in opening game of new U-16 soccer championship

Forward Takumi Kato (C) and defender Daiki Hashioka (far R) of the Japanese national youth team compete for the ball against Costa Rican players during their game in the Under-16 international Dream Cup 2015, a new world championship presented by the Japan Football Association, in Sakai, western Japan, on June 24, 2015. Japan won 7-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro goes 3-for-5 as Seattle routs Cleveland

CLEVELAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs home through third base from second base on a Brett Boone double in the third inning against the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 25. Ichiro went 3-for-5, scored twice and had an RBI as the Mariners crushed the Indians 12-4. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Ichiro doubles twice, but Oakland routs Seattle 13-2

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a double in the third inning against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field on June 24. Ichiro hit back-to-back doubles and scored a run to go 2-for-2, raising his American League-leading batting average, but the Mariners still lost 13-2 to the Athletics. (MLB)

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Japan routs S. Korea in 4-nation baseball

KOBE, Japan - Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe, batting in the designated hitter's slot, drives in the first run of the game with one out in the second inning at Green Stadium Kobe on Oct. 31, as Japan romped 11-3 over South Korea to claim their second win against one loss in the four-nation round-robin tournament for second place. Cuba, which defeated Japan, won the tourney with a perfect record of three wins without a loss.

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Lotte routs Daiei on 2 May homers in Pacific League

FUKUOKA, Japan - Lotte Marines outfielder Derrick May celebrates with his teammates after hitting a three-run homer in the fourth inning against the Daiei Hawks at Fukuoka Dome on May 3. May connected for a pair of homers as the Marines won 10-2.