Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters is sprayed with beer at a celebration held at a hotel in Hiroshima on Oct. 29 after the team's victory in the...
SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after a 7-0 victory over the Rakuten Eagles in a Pacific League Climax Series final stage game at Yafuoku Dome in...
Hiromi Itoh of Samurai Japan throws in the second inning during RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome...
Shota Morishita of Samurai Japan hits a solo home run in the second inning during RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai Japan and Chunichi Dragons...
Shugo Maki of Samurai Japan hits a solo home run in the first inning during RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai Japan and Chunichi Dragons at...
Shugo Maki of Samurai Japan hits a solo home run in the first inning during RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai Japan and Chunichi Dragons at...
Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan is seen prior to RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on...
Dai Yuasa of Samurai Japan dives to catch a fly in the ninth inning during RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai Japan and Chunichi Dragons at...
Teruaki Sato of Samurai Japan rounds bases after hitting a three run home run in the first inning during RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai...
Teruaki Sato of Samurai Japan hits a three run home run in the first inning during RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai Japan and Chunichi Dragons...
Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan is introduced prior to RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on...
Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan at bat prior to RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on February...
Shohei Ohtani and Seiya Suzuki of Samurai Japan talk prior to RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome...
Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan throws during a practice prior to RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome...
Outfielder Ukyo Shuto of Samurai Japan slides safely to steal the second base in the 1st inning during the RAXUS Japan Series game between Samurai...
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players applaud fans as the team celebrates the 2-1 victory and going through to the Japan Series following the Game Six of...
SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after winning the 2025 Japan Series title with a victory in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series against the Hanshin...
SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed up in the air after the Pacific League baseball team won the 2025 Japan Series title with a victory in...
SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after winning the 2025 Japan Series title with a victory in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series against the Hanshin...
SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed up in the air after the Pacific League baseball team won the 2025 Japan Series title with a victory in...
SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo is tossed up in the air after the Pacific League baseball team won the 2025 Japan Series title with a victory in...
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players pose for photographs as the team celebrates the 2-1 victory and going through to the Japan Series following the Game...
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players pose for photographs as the team celebrates the 2-1 victory and going through to the Japan Series following the Game...
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players pose for photographs as the team celebrates the 2-1 victory and going through to the Japan Series following the Game...
Head coach Hiroki Kokubo, owner Masayoshi Son and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players lap the stadium as the team celebrate the 3-2 victory against...
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players celebrate the team's 3-2 victory against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and advances to the Japan Series following the...
Head coach Shigo TakatsuYakult Swallows is tossed into the air as the team goes through to the Japan Series after the 2-2 draw against Yomiuri Giants...
Players of the Orix Buffaloes cleebrate as they go through to the Japan Series after the 3-3 draw during the Pacific League Climax Series Second...
File photo taken Oct. 29 shows Shohei Ohtani celebrating the Nippon Ham Fighters' Japan Series victory with teammates at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima....
Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka sprays beer on manager Senichi Hoshino in celebration after victory in the Japan Series in Sendai in this file...
Senichi Hoshino, who died Jan. 6 is given the customary celebratory toss after winning the Japan Series in November 2013 as Rakuten Eagles manager....
Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-slugger Shohei Ohtani poses with teammates after winning the Japan Series at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima in October 2016....
Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters is sprayed with beer at a celebration held at a hotel in Hiroshima on Oct. 29 after the team's victory in the...
Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters is sprayed with beer at a celebration held at a hotel in Hiroshima on Oct. 29 after the team's victory in the...
Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters reacts after allowing two home runs during the fourth inning in Game 1 of the Japan Series against the...
Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters is congratulated by teammates after hitting a walk-off single to beat the Hiroshima Carp in Game 3 of the...
The SoftBank Hawks celebrate their eighth Japan Series title after beating the DeNA BayStars 4-3 in 11 innings in Game 6 at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka...
Keizo Kawashima hits a walk-off single in the 11th inning to give the SoftBank Hawks a 4-3 win over the DeNA BayStars in Game 6 of the Japan Series...
The SoftBank Hawks celebrate their eighth Japan Series title after beating the DeNA BayStars 4-3 in 11 innings in Game 6 at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka...
SoftBank Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo is tossed into the air after a 4-3, 11-inning win over the DeNA BayStars in Game 6 of the Japan Series at...
The SoftBank Hawks celebrate their eighth Japan Series title after beating the DeNA BayStars 4-3 in 11 innings in Game 6 at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka...
Dennis Sarfate of the SoftBank Hawks pitches against the DeNA BayStars in Game 6 of the Japan Series at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 4, 2017....
SoftBank Hawks pitcher Dennis Sarfate reacts after getting out of a jam in the 10th inning against the DeNA BayStars in Game 6 of the Japan Series at...
Seiichi Uchikawa of the SoftBank Hawks hits a game-tying solo home run in the ninth inning in Game 6 of the Japan Series against the DeNA BayStars at...
Combined photo shows DeNA BayStars pitcher Shota Imanaga and SoftBank Hawks pitcher Nao Higashihama starting Game 6 of the Japan Series at Yafuoku...
Seiichi Uchikawa of the SoftBank Hawks hits a game-tying solo home run in the ninth inning in Game 6 of the Japan Series against the DeNA BayStars at...
DeNA BayStars' Toshiro Miyazaki hits a game-tying single to center in the fifth inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series against the SoftBank Hawks at...
DeNA BayStars slugger Yoshimoto Tsutsugo hits a two-run homer over the center-field fence in the fourth inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series against...
SoftBank Hawks' Seiichi Uchikawa hits an RBI double off DeNA BayStars starting pitcher Kenta Ishida in the first inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series...
SoftBank Hawks starter Rick van den Hurk pitches against the DeNA BayStars in Game 5 of the Japan Series at Yokohama Stadium, south of Tokyo, on Nov....
DeNA BayStars starter Kenta Ishida pitches against the SoftBank Hawks in Game 5 of the Japan Series at Yokohama Stadium, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 2,...
Haruhiro Hamaguchi of the DeNA BayStars pitches against the SoftBank Hawks in Game 4 of the Japan Series at Yokohama Stadium on Nov. 1, 2017....
DeNA BayStars manager Alex Ramirez congratulates rookie pitcher Haruhiro Hamaguchi on his first win of the Japan Series after the BayStars' 6-0...
DeNA BayStars rookie pitcher Haruhiro Hamaguchi throws against the SoftBank Hawks during Game 4 of the Japan Series at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama...
SoftBank Hawks starting pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada throws against the DeNA BayStars in Game 4 of the Japan Series at Yokohama Stadium on Nov. 1, 2017. The...
DeNA BayStars' Toshiro Miyazaki hits a solo homer in the fifth inning against the SoftBank Hawks in Game 4 of the Japan Series at Yokohama Stadium on...
Hiroaki Takaya of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run single in the fourth inning off Joe Wieland of the DeNA BayStars in Game 3 of the Japan Series at...
SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate pitches in the ninth inning against the DeNA BayStars in Game 3 of the Japan Series at Yokohama Stadium on Oct....
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo of the DeNA BayStars reacts after being called out on strikes in the seventh inning against the SoftBank Hawks in Game 3 of the...
Akira Nakamura of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run single in the seventh inning against the DeNA BayStars in Game 2 of the Japan Series at Yafuoku...
