Yoshihiro Maru of Samurai Japan hits a single in the seventh inning during the game four of Samurai Japan and MLB All Stars at Tokyo Dome on November...
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Manager Kimiyasu Kudoh and Samurai Japan Manager Hiroki Kokubo pose for photographs prior to the SAMURAI JAPAN Friendly...
Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo, former baseball player and manager Sadaharu Oh, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Manager Kimiyasu Kudoh pose for...
Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo, former baseball player and manager Sadaharu Oh, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Manager Kimiyasu Kudoh pose for...
Kimiyasu Kudoh , newly appointed manager of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks visits the practice before the game four of Samurai Japan and MLB All Stars at...
Head coach Kimiyasu Kudo of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks is interviewed after the game two of the Pacific League Climax Series against Chiba Lotte...
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Japan hits a double in the bottom of 7th inning during the WBSC Premier 12 Super Round game between Japan and USA at the...
Yoshihiro Maru of the Yomiuri Giants at bat during the game between the Yomiuri Giants and Seattle Mariners at Tokyo Dome on March 17, 2019 in Tokyo,...
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Kimiyasu Kudoh , newly appointed manager of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bows as he talks with Manager Hiroki Kokubo of Samurai Japan before the game four...
Chunichi Dragons new head coach Kimiyasu Kudo speaks during a press conference on October 15, 2026 in Nagoya, Japan.
New Chunichi Dragons manager Kimiyasu Kudo talks to team members in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 15 following his appointment.
Yoshihiro Maru of the Yomiuri Giants celebrates hitting a three-run home run in the 1st inning against Yakult Swallows at the Tokyo Dome on October...
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks owner Masayoshi Son and head coach Kimiyasu Kudo elbow bump after the game two of the Pacific League Climax Series against...
Yoshihiro Maru of Japan poses during the Samurai Japan portrait session on November 2, 2019 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Yomiuri Giants pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo stands on the mound hanging his head as Chunichi Dragons' Leo Gomez rounds the bases after hitting a home run in...
Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Manager Kimiyasu Kudoh and Samurai Japan Manager Hiroki Kokubo pose for photographs with umpires prior to the SAMURAI JAPAN...
Samurai Japan Manager Hiroki Kokubo (C and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Manager Kimiyasu Kudoh shake hands prior to the SAMURAI JAPAN Friendly Opening...
Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo, former baseball player and manager Sadaharu Oh, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Manager Kimiyasu Kudoh pose for...
SoftBank Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo holds up the winning lot in a five-way lottery for the exclusive right to negotiate a contract with Soka...
Kimiyasu Kudo, manager of the Pacific League baseball club SoftBank Hawks, smiles at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 20 after his lottery win of Soka...
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Japan bats during the international friendly match between Japan and Chinese Taipei at the Kyocera Dome Osaka on March...
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Japan bats during the international friendly match between Japan and Chinese Taipei at the Kyocera Dome Osaka on March...
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Japan bats during the international friendly match between Japan and Chinese Taipei at the Nagoya Dome on March 5, 2016...
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Japan bats during the international friendly match between Japan and Chinese Taipei at the Nagoya Dome on March 5, 2016...
Japan - Left-hander Kimiyasu Kudo is pictured at a hotel in Osaka on Dec. 9 after announcing he's retiring at age 48, bringing an end to the longest...
Hiroshima, Japan - Japanese pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo celebrates in Hiroshima in October 1986 after he was selected as the most valuable player in the...
Japan - Japanese pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo puts on a Golden Players Club jacket with the assistance of Masaichi Kaneda, then executive member of the...
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Japan hits a RBI single in the top of fifth inning during the international friendly match between Japan and Chinese...
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Japan hits a RBI single in the top of fifth inning during the international friendly match between Japan and Chinese...
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Japan at bat in the top of fifth inning during the international friendly match between Japan and Chinese Taipei at the...
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Japan at bat in the top of first inning during the international friendly match between Japan and Chinese Taipei at the...
Yoshihiro Maru, Tetsuto Yamada, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and Hayato Sakamoto of Japan wam up prior to the international friendly match between Japan and...
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Japan at bat in the bottom of seventh inning during the international friendly match between Japan and Chinese Taipei at...
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Japan at bat in the bottom of seventh inning during the international friendly match between Japan and Chinese Taipei at...
Yoshihiro Maru of Japan attends practice prior to the international friendly game between Japan and Chinese Taipei on March 4, 2016 in Nagoya, Japan.
Yoshihiro Maru of Japan during practice prior to the international friendly game between Japan and Chinese Taipei on March 4, 2016 in Nagoya, Japan.
Yoshihiro Maru of Japan during practice prior to the international friendly game between Japan and Chinese Taipei on March 4, 2016 in Nagoya, Japan.
Yoshihiro Maru of Japan poses for a portrait prior to the international friendly game between Japan and Chinese Taipei on March 3, 2016 in Nagoya,...
Yoshihiro Maru of Samurai Japan in action during Samurai Japan v All Euro match at the Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.
Members of Samurai Japan celebrate defeating the MLB All-Stars at Okinawa Cellular Stadium during the Japan All-Star Series on November 20, 2014 in...
Yoshihiro Maru slides safe into the home plate in the top half of the fifth inning during the exhibition game between Samurai Japan and MLB All Stars...
Yoshihiro Maru hits one-run triple in the top half of the fifth inning during the exhibition game between Samurai Japan and MLB All Stars at Okinawa...
Yoshihiro Maru celebrates after hitting a one-run triple in the top half of the fifth inning during the exhibition game between Samurai Japan and MLB...
Yoshihiro Maru bats during the game five of Samurai Japan and MLB All Stars at Sapporo Dome on November 18, 2014 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Outfielder Yoshihiro Maru of Samurai Japan poses for photographs during the Samurai Japan Portrait Session on November 8, 2014 in Fukuoka, Japan.
Kimiyasu Kudoh , newly appointed manager of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks visits the practice before the game four of Samurai Japan and MLB All Stars at...
Chunichi Dragons new head coach Kimiyasu Kudo attends a press conference on October 15, 2026 in Nagoya, Japan.
Chunichi Dragons new head coach Kimiyasu Kudo poses during a press conference on October 15, 2026 in Nagoya, Japan.
Chunichi Dragons new head coach Kimiyasu Kudo attends a press conference on October 15, 2026 in Nagoya, Japan.
Chunichi Dragons new head coach Kimiyasu Kudo speaks during a press conference on October 15, 2026 in Nagoya, Japan.
New Chunichi Dragons manager Kimiyasu Kudo talks to team members in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 15 following his appointment.
New Chunichi Dragons manager Kimiyasu Kudo poses in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 15 following his appointment.
New Chunichi Dragons manager Kimiyasu Kudo holds a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 15 following his appointment.
New Chunichi Dragons manager Kimiyasu Kudo holds a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 15 following his appointment.
New Chunichi Dragons manager Kimiyasu Kudo holds a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 15 following his appointment.
New Chunichi Dragons manager Kimiyasu Kudo talks to team members in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 15 following his appointment.
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Yoshihiro Maru of the Yomiuri Giants greet prior to the game at Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2025 in Tokyo,...Shohei Ohtani
Yoshihiro Maru of the Yomiuri Giants jokes with Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs after the game at Tokyo Dome on Sunday, March 16, 2025 in Tokyo,...美國職棒大聯盟
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers exchanges hats with Yoshihiro Maru of the Yomiuri Giants prior to the game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday, March...Shohei Ohtani
