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TOMOYUKI SUGANO RE-SIGNS CONTRACT WITH YOMIURI GIANTS FOR $7.6 MILLION
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- Tomoyuki Sugano re-signs contract with Yomiuri Giants for $7.6 million.
- He re-signed with Giants on a one-year deal.
- Sugano is a two-time MVP in the Central League and a two-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award. ...
SEIBU LIONS STREGTHENS BID FOR PACIFIC LEAGUE PLAYOFF SPOT
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- Seibu Lions strengthens bid for Pacific League playoff spot on Tuesday match.
- Lions won against Nippon Ham Fighters by 5-4 in the 7th inning RBI.
- Takumi Kuriyama and Cory Spangenberg hit a home run for the Lions. ...
TOKAI UNIVERSITY TO SUSPEND ITS BASEBALL CLUB ACTIVITIES DUE TO ILLEGAL DRUG USE
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- Tokai University to suspend its baseball club activities due to illegal drug use.
- The university was a four-time Japanese national university champion.
- The Kanagawa prefectural police had raided the university dormitory.<...
RAKUTEN EAGLES EARN THEIR 1,000TH WIN AT NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
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- Rakuten Eagles earn their 1,000th win at Nippon Professional Baseball.
- Rakuten Eagles won by 12-4 over the Lotte Marines.
- Rakuten Eagles Hideto Asamura went deep three times and drove in seven runs.
- The Lotte M...
SOFTBANK HAWKS WIN OVER NIPPON HAM FIGHTERS IN THURSDAY’S PACIFIC LEAGUE MATCH
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- SoftBank Hawks win over Nippon Ham Fighters in Thursday’s Pacific League match.
- Nippon Ham Fighters’ outfielder Akira Nakamura secures his 1,000th career hit.
- The match between the two teams remained scoreles...
SEIBU LIONS WIN AGAINST SOFTBANK HAWKS ON SUNDAY
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- Seibu Lions win against SoftBank Hawks on Sunday.
- Shuta Tonosaki made a home run in the opening frame from Seibu Lions.
- The Lions survived the ninth inning when Tatsushi Masuda from Hawks pitched out of a one-out jam.
SOFTBANK HAWKS ALFREDO DESPAIGNE LEADS A WIN AGAINST RAKUTEN EAGLES
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- SoftBank Hawks Alfredo Despaigne leads a win against Rakuten Eagles.
- Despaigne was unable to join the Hawks until July due to travel restrictions.
- He opened his season with a home run account with a second-inning solo sh...
SEIBU LIONS KONA TAKAHASHI LEADS A WIN AGAINST LOTTE MARINES; BASEBALL
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- Seibu Lions Kona Takahashi leads a win against Lotte Marines; Baseball.
- Kona Takahashi has earned his fourth win of the season.
- Takahashi 4-6 had a no-hitter in sight heading into the seventh inning.
- Seibu Lio...
BASEBALL VETERAN KYUJI FUJIKAWA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER THE END OF THIS SEASON
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- Baseball veteran Kyuji Fujikawa announces retirement after the end of this season.
- The reliever had been playing for Hanshin Tigers.
- The 40-year-old is known for his high-velocity fastballs in Japanese baseball. <...