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The Athletic on X: Two of Japan's best in MLB right now
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Ohtani, Darvish loom large at Fighters' new home stadium
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Why is it that Japanese professional baseball uniforms have the
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BASEBALL/ Sho-Time, Darvish lead Samurai Japan's WBC lineup
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Kohei Arihara isn't the next Yu Darvish, but the Rangers' latest
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Ohtani, Darvish loom large at Fighters' new home stadium
![The Athletic on X: Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish both played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan at different times. In fact, Hokkaido offered Darvish's No. 11 jersey to Ohtani during](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-5c42d951ef3d2da41dd3c54d71941b13)
Why is it that Japanese professional baseball uniforms have the
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Yu Darvish joins Shohei Ohtani in agreeing to play in WBC - The
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