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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani hugs manager Dave Roberts in the dugout after pitching six scoreless innings in a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani is greeted by teammates in the dugout after pitching six scoreless innings in a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Royals

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani meets the press after throwing two scoreless innings in a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on June 28, 2025, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Royals

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani meets the press after throwing two scoreless innings in a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on June 28, 2025, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Royals

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani meets the press after throwing two scoreless innings in a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on June 28, 2025, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Royals

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani meets the press after throwing two scoreless innings in a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on June 28, 2025, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto speaks to the press after throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit against the Texas Rangers in his MLB spring training debut in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto speaks to the press after throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit against the Texas Rangers in his MLB spring training debut in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is congratulated by teammates after throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit against the Texas Rangers in his MLB spring training debut in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Baseball: MLB spring training

New Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws against the Texas Rangers during a spring training game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2024. The Japanese pitcher tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one hit in his MLB spring training debut.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka gets Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Kelly Dugan to fly out in the sixth inning of a preseason baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in his team's 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Combination photo shows Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitching during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka strikes out Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown in the sixth inning of a preseason baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees meets the press after pitching in a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Yankees' Japanese rookie pitcher Tanaka makes solid debut

TAMPA, United States - Japanese rookie pitcher Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees steps up to the mound for his preseason Major League Baseball debut in the fifth inning of an exhibition game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. Tanaka struck out three and allowed two singles in two scoreless innings in his team's 4-0 win.

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Yankee Tanaka heads to mound for spring debut

TAMPA, United States - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka heads to the mound in his debut with the New York Yankees in a preseason game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The right-hander struck out three and allowed two singles in two scoreless innings to help the Yankees to a 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka (L) of the New York Yankees stands on the mound as he pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in his team's 4-0 win. At right is Yankees captain Derek Jeter.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Darvish after preseason debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish attends a press conference after a game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 27, 2014. Darvish started the game and struck out four in two scoreless innings in his preseason debut. The Rangers won 11-7.

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Darvish in preseason debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish watches a second-inning pop fly off the bat of Lorenzo Cain in a game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 27, 2014. Darvish started the game and struck out four in two scoreless innings in his preseason debut. The Rangers won 11-7.

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Darvish in preseason debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 27, 2014. Darvish struck out four in two scoreless innings in his preseason debut. The Rangers won 11-7.

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Darvish in preseason debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 27, 2014. Darvish struck out four in two scoreless innings in his preseason debut. The Rangers won 11-7.

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Darvish in preseason debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 27, 2014. Darvish struck out four in two scoreless innings in his preseason debut. The Rangers won 11-7.

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Brewers' Saito in loss vs Cards

MILWAUKEE, United States - Japanese pitcher Takashi Saito of the Milwaukee Brewers is shown in action against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series at Miller Park in Milwaukee on Oct. 16, 2011. Saito, who replaced Kameron Loe in the sixth inning, threw two scoreless innings in a 12-6 loss to the Cardinals. St. Louis advanced to the World Series to face the Texas Rangers after winning the NLCS 4-2.

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Brewers' Saito in loss vs Cards

MILWAUKEE, United States - Japanese pitcher Takashi Saito of the Milwaukee Brewers strikes out St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols in the sixth inning of Game 6 of the National League Championship Series at Miller Park in Milwaukee on Oct. 16, 2011. Saito, who replaced Kameron Loe in the sixth inning, threw two scoreless innings in a 12-6 loss to the Cardinals. St. Louis advanced to the World Series to face the Texas Rangers after winning the NLCS 4-2.

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Halladay starts for NL on All-Star stage

PHOENIX, United States - Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies starts for the National League in Major League Baseball's 82nd All-Star game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 12, 2011. Halladay pitched two scoreless and hitless innings.

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Halladay starts for NL on All-Star stage

PHOENIX, United States - Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies starts for the National League in Major League Baseball's 82nd All-Star game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 12, 2011. Halladay pitched two scoreless and hitless innings.

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Red Sox's Okajima picks up win against Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima pitches during a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 22, 2010. Okajima picked up the win after throwing two scoreless innings in the Red Sox's 8-6, 13-inning win.

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Boston's Okajima pitches vs Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Hideki Okajima throws against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in Florida on May 24, 2010. Okajima pitched two scoreless innings in the club's 6-1 victory.

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Lotte pitcher Naruse shines in victory over Hanshin

KOSHIEN, Japan - Lotte Marines lefty Yoshihisa Naruse pitches against the Hanshin Tigers during a game at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on May 26. Naruse threw two scoreless innings from the sixth inning before his club scored a go-ahead run in the ninth and final inning in a 3-2 victory.

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Japan vs China in WBC Pool A opener in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan set-up man Hideaki Wakui (C) is congratulated by pitching coach Hisashi Yamada (R) after holding China scoreless over two innings in the opening game of the first round of Pool A in the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 5.

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Seibu captures Japan Series title

TOKYO, Japan - Seibu Lions pitcher Takayuki Kishi, named the 2008 Japan series MVP, speaks during an interview at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 9. Kishi pitched a four-hit shutout in Game 4 and threw 5-2/3 scoreless innings in Game 6 on two days' rest.

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Red Sox beat Rays 4-2 in Game 6 of AL Championship Series

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Hideki Okajima of Japan leaves the mound after pitching two scoreless sixth and seventh innings of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 18. The Red Sox won 4-2.