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Baseball: Cubs' Yu Darvish rips Japan's dangerous high school system
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LEADING OFF: Darvish, Greinke still among elite on mound
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Cliff Corcoran: Pool A rankings, notable names - Sports Illustrated
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Yū Darvish – Wikipedia
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Rangers' Yu Darvish Pushes for a Six-Man Pitching Rotation - The
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Meet (Some of) Samurai Japan. I've been watching Japanese baseball
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With two outs in ninth inning against Houston Astros, Texas
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Starting pitcher candidates for 2020 All-MLB Team
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Summer Koshien is Japan's biggest baseball tournament
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Give me a break: Japanese coach takes heat for resting ace
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Japan's Kodai Senga Brings Ghost Fork Pitch to Mets - The New York