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Another Japanese star on Sox radar? Outfielder Yoshida may be latest to make MLB jump, Sports
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World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish and Seiya Suzuki join Team Japan
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BASEBALL/ No longer in awe, Japan works together as No. 1 team in world
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NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Tohoku High School right-hander Yu Darvish responds to cheers after pitching a no-hitter in the Miyagi Prefecture school's 2-0 victory over Kumamoto Kogyo at the national high school baseball
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Red Sox Notebook: 5 non-roster invitees added to 2023 spring training roster, David Ortiz is worried about the lineup
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100 years of Koshien - Deep reads from The Japan Times
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Sports log: Yu Darvish decides not to pitch for Japan - The Boston Globe
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