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Shohei Ohtani and Japan beat Italy to advance to WBC semifinals - Los Angeles Times
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DARVISH, YU - Player Profiles
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Why Charm, Not Cash, Will Determine New Team for Baseball's Japanese Phenom - WSJ
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New Stage for Japan's Rising Pitching Star, Yu Darvish - The New York Times
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Leave Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki out of proposed MLB international draft, National Sports
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Japan baseball history
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Rangers sign Japanese star Darvish
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Masataka Yoshida leads charge as Samurai Japan routs South Korea in World Baseball Classic - The Japan Times
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America's Favorite Free-Agent Pitcher Plays in Japan and May Stay There - The Atlantic