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TOKYO — Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not — play ball.
“I’m very happy, very excited about today’s game,” said Venezuela-born Alexander Ramirez, the manager of the Yokohama BayStars. “Just to think about all the time we’ve had to wait, and stuff like that. It’s just the best feeling.” In the Tokyo Dome, the local Yomiuri Giants defeated the Hanshin Tigers 3-2. It was Tokyo's 6,000th victory dating from 1934.
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