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Shohei Ohtani fans his Angels teammate as Japan tops U.S. 3-2 for baseball title : NPR
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Masahiro Tanaka leaves Yankees, rejoins former team to pitch in Japan - NBC Sports
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Kuroda reportedly to pitch in Japan for 2015 season
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Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka chooses Yankees over Dodgers – Daily News
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MLB hot stove: Japanese right-hander Shun Yamaguchi will be posted for MLB teams this offseason
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A's finalize $3.25M deal with Japanese pitcher Fujinami
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Greatest Japanese players in New York Yankees history
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Kodai Senga is pushing for the New York Mets to sign Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto: I think he would be a great fit
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Ex-Yankee Masahiro Tanaka will pitch again in Japan next year
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