Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka speaks to reporters in Nagoya on Jan. 23 to tell them he will join the Chunichi Dragons. ==Kyodo
Senichi Hoshino of the Chunichi Dragons pitches to Shigeo Nagashima of the Yomiuri Giants at Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo in this file photo taken in...長嶋茂雄
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...Shohei Ohtani
Miles Mikolas pitches as the Yomiuri Giants' starter in a game against the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2017. The free-agent...
Miles Mikolas of the Yomiuri Giants hits a two-run single during a game against the Chunichi Dragons at Nagoya Dome in central Japan on July 17,...
File photo taken on Sept. 24, 2017 shows Cuban infielder Alex Guerrero of the Chunichi Dragons, who is leaving the Central League club after failing...
Photo taken on April 12, 2017 shows Cuban infielder Alex Guerrero of the Chunichi Dragons, who is leaving the Central League club after failing to...
Actor Tom Hanks gestures during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at...
Shigeo Nagashima of Yomiuri Giants speaks to fans during his retirement ceremony after the Central League game against Chunichi Dragons at Korakuen...長嶋茂雄
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 looks on during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at...
Chunichi Dragons starting pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara throws against the Yomiuri Giants at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya on Sept. 19, 2017. Ogasawara marked...
Chunichi Dragons right fielder Atsushi Fujii jumps as a ball batted by Xavier Batista of the Hiroshima Carp hits a fence for a double in the sixth...
DeNA BayStars starting pitcher Shota Imanaga throws against the Chunichi Dragons in a game at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama on Aug. 17, 2017. Imanaga...
Toshihiko Kuramoto of the DeNA BayStars is mobbed by teammates after hitting a walk-off double in the ninth inning for a 3-2 win over the Chunichi...
Chunichi Dragons reliever Hitoki Iwase pitches against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 6, 2017. Iwase made his 950th career appearance,...
Chunichi Dragons reliever Hitoki Iwase pitches against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 6, 2017. Iwase made his 950th career appearance,...
Chunichi Dragons pitcher Hitoki Iwase throws in the ninth inning of a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 6, 2017. Pitching in his...
Chunichi Dragons' pitcher Hitoki Iwase holds up a board showing his 950th appearance in games after pitching against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome...
Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano and outfielder Yang Dai-kang acknowledge the crowd after the Giants beat the Chunichi Dragons 8-2 on Aug. 5 at...
Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike, prospective candidate to be Japanese Prime Minister, attends the ceremonial first pitch prior to the...東京養樂多燕子隊
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...
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...
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...小池百合子
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...
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, attends the ceremonial first pitch prior to the...
Chunichi Dragons former ace closer Hitoki Iwase marks his 949th game appearance during a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 4...
Chunichi Dragons former ace closer Hitoki Iwase marks his 949th game appearance during a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 4...
Shoitsu Omatsu hits a walk-off solo home run in the 10th inning as the Yakult Swallows overcame a 10-run deficit to beat the Chunichi Dragons 11-10...
Wladimir Balentien of the Yakult Swallows acknowledges the crowd after hitting his 200th career home run in Japan on July 25, 2017 in the first...
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....
Hitoki Iwase of the Chunichi Dragons poses for a photo at Nagoya Dome on July 7 after winning the Central League Pitcher of the Month Award. The...
Chunichi Dragons starting pitcher Yudai Ono throws against the Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, on June 29, 2017. Ono...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai is tossed into the air by his players after their victory over South Korea's SK Wyverns in the Asia...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase celebraes his team's victory over South Korea's SK Wyverns in the Asia Series 2007 final in Tokyo, 11...
South Korea's SK Wyverns outfielder Lee Jin-Young watches the ball as he hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning of the Asia Series 2007...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai acknowledges cheers after his team's victory over South Korea's SK Wyverns in the Asia Series 2007...
South Korea's SK Wyverns outfielder Lee Jin-Young celebrates with teammates and supporters after his two-run home run tied the game during the eighth...
South Korea's SK Wyverns outfielder Lee Jin-Young is congratulated by teammates after his two-run home run during the eighth inning of the Asia...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons outfielder Lee Byung-Kyu of South Korea celebrates his two-run home run off South Korea's SK Wyverns 19-year-old pitcher Kim...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons outfielder Lee Byung-Kyu of South Korea rounds the bases after his two-run home run off South Korea's SK Wyverns 19-year-old...
South Korea's SK Wyverns third baseman Choi Jeong throws toward first base as Japan's Chunichi Dragons outfielder Atsushi Fujii looks on during the...
South Korea's SK Wyverns outfielder Park Jae-Hong gets a hit during the first inning of the Asia Series 2007 final match against Japan's Chunichi...
South Korea's SK Wyverns shortstop Jeong Keun-Woo dives into second base for a stolen base as Japan's Chunichi Dragons shortstop Hirokazu Ibata fails...
South Korea's SK Wyverns starter George Kenneth Rayborn of the US pitches during the first inning of the Asia Series 2007 final match against Japan's...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons closer Akifumi Takahashi celebrates with catcher Masaumi Shimizu after their victory over China Stars in the Asia Series...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons third baseman Masahiko Morino gets the third base as China Stars baseman Sun Wei fails to catch the ball during the seventh...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons outfielder Koji Nakamura slides to get two as China Stars second baseman Liu Guangbiao is about to touch him during the...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons shortstop Hirokazu Ibata returns to the home base after an error by China Stars third baseman Sun Wei during the sixth...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons shortstop Hirokazu Ibata slides to get the third base as China Stars baseman Sun Wei fails to catch the ball during the...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons shortstop Hirokazu Ibata awaits to touch China Stars outfielder Sun Lingfeng stealing the second base during the sixth...
Japan's Chunichi Dragons closing pitcher Hitoki Iwase hi-fives with Shinya Okamoto along teammates to celebrate their victory against Taiwan's...
Taiwan's Uni-President Lions short stop Hsu Sheng-Chieh makes a caught stealing as Japan's Chunichi Dragons infielder Atsushi Fujii attempts at the...
Taiwan's Uni-President Lions short stop Hsu Sheng-Chieh catches a wild ball from a catcher at the second base at the seventh as Japan's Chunichi...
Taiwan's Uni-President Lions designated hitter Chen Lien-Hung interacts with coach Chang Sheng-Cheng after making a hit at the first base at the...
