Baseball fans hold up signs in support of a baseball players' strike at Nagoya Dome, on September 19, 2004 in Nagoya, Japan.The Chunichi Dragons and...
Director Ron Howard gestures to the crowd during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and...
Infielder Tomotaka Sakaguchi of the Yakult Swallows hits a RBI single in the 4th inning during the game between Chunichi Dragons and Yakult Swallows...
Yota Kyoda of the Chunichi Dragons slides safely into the home base to score a run by a RBI single of Zoilo Almonte in the 6th inning during the game...
Fans cheer with keeping social distances during the game between Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chunichi Dragons at the Nagoya Dome on July 10, 2020 in...
Chunichi Dragons mascot Doala is seen in the empty stand as a baseball spring training game between Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chunichi Dragons is held...
Chunichi Dragons mascot Doala is seen in the empty stand as a baseball spring training game between Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chunichi Dragons is held...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks gestures during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks gestures during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at...
Actor Tom Hanks looks on during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at...
Actor Tom Hanks and Thomas Grazer gesture to the crowd during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks poses for a photograph before throwing the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and...
Yomiuri Giants coach Tatsunori Hara and actor Tom Hanks meet press at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants...
Actor Tom Hanks looks at a Giants shirt at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo...
Director Ron Howard gestures to the crowd during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks looks on during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at...
Actor Tom Hanks, director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer meet the press during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball...
Yomiuri Giants coach Tatsunori Hara and actor Tom Hanks meet press at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants...
Producer Brian Grazer and his son Thomas Grazer pose at reception room during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match...
Actor Tom Hanks poses for a photograph at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo...
Actor Tom Hanks poses for a photograph at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo...
Yomiuri Giants coach Tatsunori Hara and actor Tom Hanks meet press at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants...
Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike, prospective candidate to be Japanese Prime Minister, throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the...
Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike, prospective candidate to be Japanese Prime Minister, throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the...
General view is seen of Nagoya Dome, where a Central League game between The Chunichi Dragons and the Yomiuri Giants scheduled for Saturday and...
The Chunichi Dragons player Kazuyoshi Tatsunami speaks to reporters in the Nagoya dome, where a Central League game between the Chunichi Dragons and...
The Chunichi Dragons team captain Hirokazu Ibata and Yomiuri Giants team captain Yoshinobu Takahashi speak to fans at Nagoya Dome, on September 19,...
The Chunichi Dragons Players practice in Nagoya dome, where a Central League game between The Chunichi Dragons and the Yomiuri Giants scheduled for...
Yudai Ono celebrates after pitching no-hitter in Chunichi Dragons' 3-0 win over Hanshin Tigers in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 14, 2019.
Yudai Ono pitches no-hitter in the Chunichi Dragons' 3-0 win over the Hanshin Tigers in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 14, 2019.
Former Chunichi Dragons pitcher Genji Kaku, aka Kuo Yuen-chih throws a memorial first pitch prior to the international friendly match between Japan...
The Chunichi Dragons team captain Hirokazu Ibata and Yomiuri Giants team captain Yoshinobu Takahashi speak to fans at Nagoya Dome, on September 19,...
Shoichi Ino of the DeNA BayStars pitches against the Chunichi Dragons at Yokohama Stadium on Aug. 4, 2020.
Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Chunichi Dragons reacts in the game against Yomiuri Giants at the Nagoya Dome on April 5, 2018 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Baseball legends Masaichi Kaneda and Shigeo Nagashima attend the memorial first pitch prior to the Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Shohei Ohtani of the Nippon Ham Fighters pitches against the Chunichi Dragons at Sapporo Dome on June 1, 2013. Ohtani picked up his first career win...
Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Chunichi Dragons reacts in the game against Yomiuri Giants at the Nagoya Dome on April 5, 2018 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Chunichi Dragons head coach Tsuyoshi Yoda and assistant coach Tsutomu Ito are seen prior to the game between Chunichi Dragons and Yakult Swallows at...
Yudai Ono celebrates with teammates after pitching no-hitter in Chunichi Dragons' 3-0 win over Hanshin Tigers in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 14,...
Yudai Ono celebrates with teammates after pitching no-hitter in Chunichi Dragons' 3-0 win over Hanshin Tigers in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 14,...
Chunichi Dragons' pitcher Hitoki Iwase holds up a board showing his 950th appearance in games after pitching against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome...
Former Chunichi Dragons pitcher Genji Kaku, aka Kuo Yuen-chih throws a memorial first pitch prior to the international friendly match between Japan...
Actor Tom Cruise is seen with an unidentified player from the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions on the mound after throwing the ceremonial first...
The Chunichi Dragons' mascot Doala holds a message for fans in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 23 ahead of the start of the coronavirus-delayed season...
Baseball spring training game between Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chunichi Dragons is held behind closed doors amid increasing fear of COVID-19 new...
Japan - Members of the Chunichi Dragons carry a banner celebrating their Central League title in front of their supporters at their home stadium...
The Chunichi Dragons player Hitoki Iwase greets fans at Nagoya Dome, on September 19, 2004 in Nagoya, Japan.The Chunichi Dragons and the Yomiuri...
Actor Tom Hanks poses for a photograph at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo...
Chunichi Dragons infielder Masahiro Araki marks his 2,000th career hit during the fourth inning of an interleague home game against the Rakuten...
Masayuki Kuwahara slides home for a run in the third inning of the DeNA BayStars' 9-0 rout of the Chunichi Dragons at Nagoya Dome on July 8, 2017....
Shota Dobayashi of the Hiroshima Carp reacts after striking out in the 9th inning against Chunichi Dragons at the Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium Hiroshima...