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Clemens announces return to N.Y. Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens holds a press conference at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 6 after the Yankees signed him to a minor league contract.

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Deal still pending for Suzuki, Seattle Mariners

KOBE, Japan - Seattle Mariners President Chuck Armstrong (C) gives a news conference at a Kobe hotel Nov. 17 after he failed to reach an agreement on a contract for Ichiro Suzuki, the seven-time Pacific League batting champion.

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Seattle Mariners close to deal on Ichiro

KOBE, Japan - Tony Atanacio (L), agent for seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners President Chuck Armstrong (C) and Chairman Howard Lincoln shake hands at the end of their first round of negotiations at a Kobe hotel Nov. 16. Atanacio said he is satisfied with the talks and indicated they are entering the final phase of negotiations.

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Ichiro as usual

KOBE, Japan - Seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki answers reporters after his routine batting practice at the Orix BlueWave indoor ground in Kobe on Nov. 16 as the Seattle Mariners are reported close to landing a deal on him.

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Mariners officials arrive in Japan to meet Ichiro

OSAKA, Japan - Howard Lincoln, top management official of the Seattle Mariners, waives at photographers on arriving at Kansai International Airport on Nov. 15 to begin contract negotiations with seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki. Lincoln leads representatives of the American League club, which won exclusive negotiating rights to Suzuki with a bid of over $13 million earlier this month.

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Suzuki answers to questions on negotiations with Mariners

KOBE, Japan - Seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki (C) answers reporters' questions Nov. 10, after the Seattle Mariners submitted the highest bid to get exclusive negotiating rights. ''This is one of the clubs that I had hoped to join, so I am happy,'' Suzuki said at the Orix BlueWave indoor practice facility in Kobe, after hearing that the Mariners had offered over $13 million for the right to talk to the all-star outfielder.

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Mariners acquire exclusive negotiating rights for Ichiro

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is swarmed by reporters at the Orix BlueWave indoor training ground in Kobe on Nov. 9 after the Pacific League club announced it has received a $13,125,000 bid from a major league team for the right to negotiate with the seven-time league batting champion. In Amelia, Florida, Major League Baseball said in a statement later in the day that the Seattle Mariners have acquired exclusive negotiating rights for Ichiro.

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Orix BlueWave batting champ Ichiro Suzuki meets press

KOBE, Japan - Ichiro Suzuki, the seven-time Pacific League batting champion of the Orix BlueWave, is surrounded by reporters Nov. 9 after team president Yutaka Okazoe announced the club had received a bid of $13,125,000 from a major league team for the right to negotiate with the 27-year-old outfielder.

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Orix says it has received $13 mil. bid for Suzuki

KOBE, Japan - Yutaka Okazoe, president of the Orix BlueWave of Japan's Pacific League, announces at a news conference in Kobe on Nov. 9 that the club has received a bid of $13,125,000 from a major league team for the right to negotiate with seven-time league batting champion Ichiro Suzuki. Okazoe did not disclose which team in North America made the bid, but the team will now have 30 days to sign the 27-year-old outfielder.

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Seven-time PL batting champion Suzuki wants shot at majors

KOBE, Japan - Seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki of the Orix BlueWave gestures to reporters in Kobe on Oct. 12 as he explains his decision to seek a chance to play in the North American major leagues next season.

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Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) receives a bouquet of flowers from retired baseball star Ichiro Suzuki at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

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Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka waves to fans during his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

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Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) shakes hands with retired baseball star Ichiro Suzuki at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

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Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka bids farewell at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

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Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka is pictured during his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

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Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) shakes hands with retired baseball star Ichiro Suzuki at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

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Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) receives a bouquet of flowers from retired baseball star Ichiro Suzuki at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

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Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka bids farewell at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

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Matsuzaka retirement ceremony

Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (L) shakes hands with retired baseball star Ichiro Suzuki at his retirement ceremony held at the Seibu Lions' fan appreciation day at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2021. The 41-year-old seven-time Japanese Golden Glove winner ended his 23-year baseball career when he pitched at the dome for the Seibu Lions, the Pacific League club where he started his career at age 18, on Oct. 19.

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Kashima cruise past Fukuoka to capture J-League 1st stage

Players of Kashima Antlers celebrate after winning the J-League first-stage title in the final round of matches in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 25, 2016. Seven-time champions Kashima beat last-placed Avispa Fukuoka 2-0 to finish the first stage with 39 points, one ahead of Kawasaki Frontale. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Kashima cruise past Fukuoka to capture J-League 1st stage

Shuto Yamamoto (16) celebrates with Mu Kanazaki (33) after opening the scoring with a header in Kashima Antlers' 2-0 win at home to Avispa Fukuoka on June 25, 2016. The seven-time J-League champions clinched the first-stage title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Kashima confident ahead of 1st-stage title decider

Kashima Antlers manager Masatada Ishii gives instructions to his players in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 24, 2016. Ishii is confident the seven-time J-League champions, who have a one-point lead over Kawasaki Frontale, can finish the job and wrap up the first-stage title with a win over bottom side Avispa Fukuoka in the final round of matches the next day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Clemens announces return to N.Y. Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens holds a press conference at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 6 after the Yankees signed him to a minor league contract. (Kyodo)

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Deal still pending for Suzuki, Seattle Mariners

KOBE, Japan - Seattle Mariners President Chuck Armstrong (C) gives a news conference at a Kobe hotel Nov. 17 after he failed to reach an agreement on a contract for Ichiro Suzuki, the seven-time Pacific League batting champion.

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Seattle Mariners close to deal on Ichiro

KOBE, Japan - Tony Atanacio (L), agent for seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners President Chuck Armstrong (C) and Chairman Howard Lincoln shake hands at the end of their first round of negotiations at a Kobe hotel Nov. 16. Atanacio said he is satisfied with the talks and indicated they are entering the final phase of negotiations.

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Ichiro as usual

KOBE, Japan - Seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki answers reporters after his routine batting practice at the Orix BlueWave indoor ground in Kobe on Nov. 16 as the Seattle Mariners are reported close to landing a deal on him.

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Mariners officials arrive in Japan to meet Ichiro

OSAKA, Japan - Howard Lincoln, top management official of the Seattle Mariners, waives at photographers on arriving at Kansai International Airport on Nov. 15 to begin contract negotiations with seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki. Lincoln leads representatives of the American League club, which won exclusive negotiating rights to Suzuki with a bid of over $13 million earlier this month.

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Suzuki answers to questions on negotiations with Mariners+

KOBE, Japan - Seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki (C) answers reporters' questions Nov. 10, after the Seattle Mariners submitted the highest bid to get exclusive negotiating rights. ''This is one of the clubs that I had hoped to join, so I am happy,'' Suzuki said at the Orix BlueWave indoor practice facility in Kobe, after hearing that the Mariners had offered over $13 million for the right to talk to the all-star outfielder.

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Mariners acquire exclusive negotiating rights for Ichiro

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is swarmed by reporters at the Orix BlueWave indoor training ground in Kobe on Nov. 9 after the Pacific League club announced it has received a $13,125,000 bid from a major league team for the right to negotiate with the seven-time league batting champion. In Amelia, Florida, Major League Baseball said in a statement later in the day that the Seattle Mariners have acquired exclusive negotiating rights for Ichiro.

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Orix says it has received $13 mil. bid for Suzuki

KOBE, Japan - Yutaka Okazoe, president of the Orix BlueWave of Japan's Pacific League, announces at a news conference in Kobe on Nov. 9 that the club has received a bid of $13,125,000 from a major league team for the right to negotiate with seven-time league batting champion Ichiro Suzuki. Okazoe did not disclose which team in North America made the bid, but the team will now have 30 days to sign the 27-year-old outfielder.

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Orix BlueWave batting champ Ichiro Suzuki meets press

KOBE, Japan - Ichiro Suzuki, the seven-time Pacific League batting champion of the Orix BlueWave, is surrounded by reporters Nov. 9 after team president Yutaka Okazoe announced the club had received a bid of $13,125,000 from a major league team for the right to negotiate with the 27-year-old outfielder.

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Seven-time PL batting champion Suzuki wants shot at majors

KOBE, Japan - Seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki of the Orix BlueWave gestures to reporters in Kobe on Oct. 12 as he explains his decision to seek a chance to play in the North American major leagues next season.