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Baseball Page 69 - The Japan Times
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Japan vs. Italy in World Baseball Classic 2023
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Graveyard Baseball: March 2018
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Baseball Podcaster confirms Manager Kuriyama has officially selected Shohei Ohtani to be Samurai Japan's Game 1 starter vs China
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Japan vs. Italy in World Baseball Classic 2023
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Ohtani: The real work is to come - The Japan News
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Japan's Hideki Kuriyama is a one-of-a-kind manager
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When Shohei Ohtani's former Nippon-Ham Fighters manager was stupefied to witness the LA Angels star's incredible talent
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