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Ohtani, Darvish loom large at Fighters' new home stadium
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BASEBALL In the Shadows of Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish Quietly
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The Athletic on X: Two of Japan's best in MLB right now
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Why is it that Japanese professional baseball uniforms have the
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Baseball: Darvish joins Ohtani in agreeing to play in WBC
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BASEBALL/ Sho-Time, Darvish lead Samurai Japan's WBC lineup
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