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The final game of the 2009 baseball season in Japan takes place on Sunday at Tokyo Dome. Billed as the "U-26" it features a select team of college players against a group of professionals, most of whom are under the age of 26. The pro team roster includes...
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Japan Post Network Co said Tuesday it will issue a set of stamps to commemorate the selection of Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees as the winner of this year’s World Series most valuable player award. The 3,400 yen set will consist of 10 80-yen stamps,...
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Japan Series MVP Shinnosuke Abe highlighted a seven-run seventh inning with a go-ahead three-run homer as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Kia Tigers 9-4 in the Japan-Korea Club Championship on Saturday. Abe's shot to right off reliever Gwak Jeong Cheol put...
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Hara, who also won the Shoriki Award as the Giants manager when they took the Japan Series title in 2002, was unanimously chosen by the five-man selection committee. "I am very grateful to receive this award just by being the manager for the WBC team...
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For one last time, the entire Sapporo Dome was shaking as the crowd was trying to give energy to the Hokkaido Nippon Fighters with perhaps their most symbolic way of cheering. But Atsunori Inaba's tank was almost empty. He looked on helplessly as a low-outside...
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Tetsuya Utsumi didn't expect to get a second chance to redeem himself in the Japan Series. But when opportunity came knocking in Game 6, he responded like a champion. Utsumi was pressed into action after a first-inning injury shelved starter Shun Tono...
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Shinnosuke Abe hit a walk-off solo homer in the ninth inning as the Yomiuri Giants rallied to beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 3-2 Thursday, leaving them one win away from their first Japan Series title since 2002. The Giants took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven...
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Watching Game 3 of the Japan Series must have been a bitter pill to swallow for Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fans. Not only did their team lose 7-4 to fall behind 2-1 in the series, it was one of their former heroes who struck the decisive blow.
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The Yomiuri Giants aim to redeem what they missed a year ago—their 21st Japan Series title. The Giants took a three games-to-two lead into their home field in the 2008 Japan Series against the Seibu Lions but lost the final two games at Tokyo Dome. ‘‘That...
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