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Lotte Marines clinch Japan Series berth

FUKUOKA, Japan - Lotte Marines players toss manager Norifumi Nishimura in the air to celebrate the Pacific League club's clinching a berth in the Japan Series at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 19, 2010. The Marines beat the Softbank Hawks in the six-game postseason Climax Series.

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Lotte Marines clinch Japan Series berth

FUKUOKA, Japan - Lotte Marines players toss manager Norifumi Nishimura in the air to celebrate the Pacific League club's clinching a berth in the Japan Series at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 19, 2010. The Marines beat the Softbank Hawks in the six-game postseason Climax Series.

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Darvish delivers in return to Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan - Yu Darvish, in his long-waited return from shoulder fatigue, threw one-run ball over eight innings to lead the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 3-1 win over the Lotte Marines in snapping a six-game losing streak at Sapporo Dome on Sept. 13, 2009.

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Ichiro extends hitting streak, Jojima gets 3 hits

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki steals the third base in the third inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Safeco Field on June 20. Ichiro stretched his hitting streak to 15 games, helping the Mariners snap their six-game losing skid with a 7-0 shutout of the Pirates. (MLB)

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Japanese female pitcher debuts in Tokyo Big Six game

TOKYO, Japan - Megumi Takemoto of Tokyo University, the first Japanese female to take the mound in the history of Tokyo Big Six League, takes her cap off in apology after hitting the first batter with her first pitch in a game against Keio University at Jingu Ball Park on April 14. She left the mound after throwing just five pitches.

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Ichiro extends hitting streak, Jojima gets 3 hits

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki steals the third base in the third inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Safeco Field on June 20. Ichiro stretched his hitting streak to 15 games, helping the Mariners snap their six-game losing skid with a 7-0 shutout of the Pirates. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Lotte Marines clinch Japan Series berth

FUKUOKA, Japan - Lotte Marines players toss manager Norifumi Nishimura in the air to celebrate the Pacific League club's clinching a berth in the Japan Series at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 19, 2010. The Marines beat the Softbank Hawks in the six-game postseason Climax Series. (Kyodo)

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Lotte Marines clinch Japan Series berth

FUKUOKA, Japan - Lotte Marines players toss manager Norifumi Nishimura in the air to celebrate the Pacific League club's clinching a berth in the Japan Series at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 19, 2010. The Marines beat the Softbank Hawks in the six-game postseason Climax Series. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Japan manager Inaba

Japan national baseball team manager Atsunori Inaba speaks to reporters in Nagoya on Nov. 15, 2018, after his team's fifth win of the six-game MLB-Japan All-Star Series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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MLB-Japan baseball all-star series

Players of Japan's all-star team pose for a photo at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 9, 2018, ahead of the opener of the six-game series against Major League Baseball's all-star team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka snaps career-worst 6-game skid

Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago on June 28, 2017. Tanaka threw six solid innings in the Yankees' 12-3 victory, snapping his career-worst six-game losing streak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka snaps career-worst 6-game skid

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (L) and shortstop Didi Gregorius walk back to the dugout after the third inning against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago on June 28, 2017. Tanaka threw six solid innings in the Yankees' 12-3 victory, snapping his career-worst six-game losing streak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Darvish delivers in return to Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan - Yu Darvish, in his long-waited return from shoulder fatigue, threw one-run ball over eight innings to lead the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 3-1 win over the Lotte Marines in snapping a six-game losing streak at Sapporo Dome on Sept. 13, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Japanese female pitcher debuts in Tokyo Big Six game

TOKYO, Japan - Megumi Takemoto of Tokyo University, the first Japanese female to take the mound in the history of Tokyo Big Six League, takes her cap off in apology after hitting the first batter with her first pitch in a game against Keio University at Jingu Ball Park on April 14. She left the mound after throwing just five pitches.