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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Blue Jays vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run, his 40th of the season, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 9, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, securing his third straight season with 40 or more homers.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Reds

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers scores on an RBI single by Freddie Freeman in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on July 28, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, for his Major League Baseball-leading 100th run. Ohtani reached the threshold for the third straight season.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Reds

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers scores on an RBI single by Freddie Freeman in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on July 28, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, for his Major League Baseball-leading 100th run. Ohtani reached the threshold for the third straight season.

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Obic wins Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Wide receiver Ken Shimizu (C) of the Obic Seagulls is tackled by defensive backs Nobuhiro Shigeta (12) and Takehiro Ko (R) of Kwansei Gakuin University during the third quarter of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Obic of the corporate league won the game 38-28 for their second straight victory in the Rice Bowl, the Japanese championship of American football.

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Another disappointing outing for Dice-K as Yankees beat Red Sox

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka looks downcast in a news conference at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 28 after losing his third straight start. Matsuzaka gave up five runs and six hits in 6-1/3 innings in the game against the New York Yankees. The Yankees beat the Red Sox 5-3.

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Winners of national Japanese card game competition

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Tsubasa Tsubota hold trophies as the winners of the men's and women's divisions respectively at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game competition in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the "Meijin" (Master) title for the third straight year and Tsubota won the "Queen" title for the first time.

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Matsuzaka reels off 3rd straight win

CINCINNATI, United States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a baseball game against the playoff-bound Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park on Sept. 25, 2013. The 33-year-old right-hander didn't allow a runner past second base in 7-2/3 innings and won his third straight start in the Mets' 1-0 win.

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Matsuzaka reels off 3rd straight win

CINCINNATI, United States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a baseball game against the playoff-bound Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park on Sept. 25, 2013. The 33-year-old right-hander didn't allow a runner past second base in 7-2/3 innings and won his third straight start in the Mets' 1-0 win.

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Matsuzaka reels off 3rd straight win

CINCINNATI, United States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a baseball game against the playoff-bound Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park on Sept. 25, 2013. The 33-year-old right-hander didn't allow a runner past second base in 7-2/3 innings and won his third straight start in the Mets' 1-0 win.

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Matsuzaka reels off 3rd straight win

CINCINNATI, United States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a baseball game against the playoff-bound Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park on Sept. 25, 2013. The 33-year-old right-hander didn't allow a runner past second base in 7-2/3 innings and won his third straight start in the Mets' 1-0 win.

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Obic captures 3rd straight Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Takuya Furutani (C) of Obic Seagulls scores a touchdown against Kwansei Gakuin University toward the end of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2013. The Japan X-League's Obic defeated Kwansei 21-15, triumphing for the third straight year in the annual American Football national championship game between Japan's corporate and university champions.

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Nippon Paper grabs 2nd straight ice hockey title

TOCHIGI, Japan - The Nippon Paper Cranes' Mike Madill (C) leaps after scoring a goal in the third period of a national ice hockey championship game against the Tohoku Free Blades at Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena in Tochigi Prefecture on Feb. 13, 2011. The Cranes captured their second straight title with a 6-2 victory.

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Ichiro 2-for-4

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles in the third inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in his team's 6-2 win, bringing his season hit total to 205 in his 10th straight 200-hit season.

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Ichiro 2-for-4

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles in the third inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in his team's 6-2 win, bringing his season hit total to 205 in his 10th straight 200-hit season.

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Ichiro 2-for-4

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to first after singling in the third inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in his team's 6-2 win, bringing his season hit total to 205 in his 10th straight 200-hit season.

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the third inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010. Ichiro went 4-for-4 in a 3-5 loss to the Blue Jays, three hits shy of amassing 200 for the tenth straight season.

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Dodgers' Kuroda solid but takes loss

ST. LOUIS, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 17, 2010. Kuroda lost his third straight start despite allowing just one run over six innings in the Dodgers' 2-0 loss.

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Dodgers' Kuroda solid but takes loss

ST. LOUIS, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 17, 2010. Kuroda lost his third straight start despite allowing just one run over six innings in the Dodgers' 2-0 loss.

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Dodgers' Kuroda solid but takes loss

ST. LOUIS, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 17, 2010. Kuroda lost his third straight start despite allowing just one run over six innings in the Dodgers' 2-0 loss.

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Dodgers' Kuroda solid but takes loss

ST. LOUIS, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 17, 2010. Kuroda lost his third straight start despite allowing just one run over six innings in the Dodgers' 2-0 loss.

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Baseball: Saito leads Waseda to Big Six title with shutout

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University players celebrate their 7-0 victory over Keio University to clinch the Tokyo Big Six League autumn season title at Jingu stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 30. Waseda won its third straight league title, and 40th overall, with freshman Yuki Saito's four-hitter shutout game highlighted by 15 strikes.

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Japan beats Thailand 3-0 in women's volleyball

DOHA, Qatar - Miyuki Takahashi, who scores a game-high 20 points, slams down a winner as Japan defeats Thailand 3-0 for the third straight victory in Group B of women's volleyball in the Asian Games on Dec. 15.

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Japan gets 3rd win in baseball

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Kosuke Ueyama (L) is greeted by his teammate after hitting a grand slam in the fifth inning of the team's Asian Games baseball tournament game against China on Dec. 3. Japan crushed China 16-0 to notch its third straight win in the tournament.

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Select MLB beats Japan All-Stars in 2nd exhibition game

TOKYO, Japan - Philadelphia Phillies infielder Ryan Howard hits a second homer in the third inning of an exhibition game between the select MLB team and Japan All-Stars at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 4. Major leaguers beat Japan 8-6 to win their second straight in a five-game exhibition series.

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Team USA blows away China at worlds

SAPPORO, Japan - China's Yao Ming (L) and Chris Paul of the United States jump for the ball in the third quarter of their preliminary round of the world basketball championship at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo on Aug. 20. Team USA won its second straight game in a 121-90 demolition of winless China.

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Ichiro has 3rd straight multihit game

CLEVELAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to right field in the sixth inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field on July 28. Ichiro had his third straight multihit game, going 2-for-4, but Seattle lost 1-0 to Cleveland. (MLB)

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Ichiro heating up, Mariners rally over Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki singles on a sharp ground ball to the pitcher in the fifth inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Oriole Park on April 30. Ichiro went 2-for-5 to post multihits in his third straight game. )MLB)

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Yankees' Matsui hits 3rd homer of season, team loses game

ANAHEIM, United States - New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui hits his third homer of the season in the ninth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, California, on April 8. But the Yankees lost their fourth straight game with a 3-2 loss to the Angels.

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H. Matsui held hitless for third straight game

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui dashes to the first base after hitting a grounder to the third base in an exhibition game with an Atlanta Braves split squad in Tampa, Florida, on March 11. Matsui, who batted cleanup as the designated hitter, was held hitless for the third straight game as his team beat an Atlanta Braves split squad 7-3. (MLB)

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Yankees clinch American League East title

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui blasts a homer, his 23rd of the season, in the third inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Oct. 1. The Yankees beat the Red Sox 8-4 to clinch their eighth straight American League East title.

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Ichiba gets 1st career win in Rakuten's rout of Orix

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles rookie Yasuhiro Ichiba beams as he gets congratulations from catcher Akihito Fujii after earning his first career win with a complete-game effort at Fullcast Stadium on Sept. 3. The Eagles routed the Orix Buffaloes 9-2 for their third straight victory.

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Ichiro goes 2-for-6

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to the first base after hitting a single to center in the third inning of a games against the Oakland Athletics on April 30. He went 2-for-6 to record his fourth straight multihit game but the team lost 6-5 to the Athletics. (MLB)

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(3)MLB All-Stars - Game 3

TOKYO, Japan - Atlanta Braves Johnny Estrada hits a solo homer in the ninth inning of Game 3 of an eight-game exhibition series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 7. The major league players romped to a 7-3 victory over the Japanese team for their third straight win. (MLB)

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(4)MLB All-Stars - Game 3

TOKYO, Japan - Montreal Expos Brad Wilkerson (L) exchanges hand slaps with Boston Red Sox David Ortiz in the ninth inning of Game 3 of an eight-game exhibition series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 7. The major league players romped to a 7-3 victory over the Japanese team for their third straight win. (MLB)

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(1)MLB All-Stars - Game 3

TOKYO, Japan - Toronto Blue Jays Vernon Wells hits a solo homer in the fourth inning of Game 3 of an eight-game exhibition series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 7. The major league players romped to a 7-3 victory over the Japanese team for their third straight win. (MLB)

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(2)MLB All-Stars - Game 3

TOKYO, Japan - Chicago Cubs Moises Alou (C) looks at a ball after slamming a two-run homer to left off Hanshin Tigers Kei Igawa (L) in the fourth inning of Game 3 of an eight-game exhibition series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 7. The major league players romped to a 7-3 victory over the Japanese team for their third straight win. (MLB)

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(1)Japan beats Greece in prelims finale

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Yoshinobu Takahashi (R) is greeted by teammate Kosuke Fukudome after hitting a homer for the third straight game on the top of the seventh inning of their last preliminary game against hosts Greece at Olympic Baseball Center on Aug. 22. Japan beat Greece 6-1 to qualify for the baseball semifinals with the best record in the preliminaries.