Japan - Japan's single season home run king Wladimur Balentien takes part in the spring camp of Japanese Central League club Yakult Swallows in...
Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien holds a press conference at the Swallows' team office in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2014. Balentien...
Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien holds a press conference at the Swallows' team office in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2014. Balentien...
Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien holds a press conference at the Swallows' team office in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2014. Balentien...
Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien bows to apologize over his arrest in Florida on domestic violence charges after a press conference...
Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien holds a press conference at the Swallows' team office in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2014. Balentien...
Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien apologizes over his arrest in Florida on domestic violence charges at a press conference at the...
Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 28 to join the team's spring training camp. Balentien...
Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 28 to join the team's spring training camp. He has...
Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 28 to join the team's spring training camp. He has...
Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 28 to join the team's spring training camp. He has...
United States - Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien holds a press conference in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 16 the day after being released...
United States - Photo taken in Miami, Florida, on Jan. 15 shows Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien after being released on bail the same day...
United States - Photo taken Jan. 15 shows Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien in a court in Miami, Florida. Balentine was released on bail the...
United States - Photo taken Jan. 15 shows Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien in a court in Miami, Florida. Balentine was released on bail the...
Japan - File photo taken in October 2013 shows Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien holding a commemorative board after hitting his 60th...
Japan - File photo taken in October 2013 shows Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien hitting his 60th home run of the season in a game...
Japan - Tsuyoshi Kinugasa , president of the company running Tokyo Yakult Swallows Baseball Club, speaks with reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 14 after...
Japan - Photo shows Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien during an award ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 26 after being selected as the MVP...
Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien and Dutch Ambassador to Japan Radinck van Vollenhoven pose for photos as Balentien, a native of...
Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien holds a board after hitting his 57th home run of the season during the third inning of a game...
Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien holds a board after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game...
Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien acknowledges spectators after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning...
Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien celebrates after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game...
Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien hits his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game against the Hanshin...
Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Wladimir Balentien celebrates after hitting his 56th home run of the season during the first inning of a game...
Japan - Wladimir Balentien of the Yakult Swallows homers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Jingu Stadium in...
Japan - Wladimir Balentien of the Yakult Swallows homers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Jingu Stadium in...
Japan - Wladimir Balentien of the Yakult Swallows homers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Jingu Stadium in...
Japan - Wladimir Balentien of the Yakult Swallows homers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp at Jingu Stadium in...
Japan - Combination photos show popular Japanese pinup model Danmitsu, wearing a schoolgirl's swimwear, hurling a ball in a first-pitch ceremony...
Japan - Popular Japanese pinup model Danmitsu wears a schoolgirl's swimwear as she hurls a ball in a first-pitch ceremony before a baseball game...
Japan - DeNA BayStars outfielder Alex Ramirez from Venezuela homers during the sixth inning of a game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in...
Japan - DeNA BayStars outfielder Alex Ramirez from Venezuela homers during the sixth inning of a game against the Yakult Swallows at Jingu Stadium in...
Wako, Japan - Yakult Swallows right-hander Hitoshi Yamamoto in a white kimono performs cold water ablutions by a waterfall for training in chilly...
Japan - Yomiuri Giants players toss manager Tatsunori Hara into the air at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Sept. 21 after winning their 34th Central League...
Daisuke Miura of the DeNA BayStars pitches against the Yakult Swallows at Yokohama Stadium on Sept. 29, 2016. The 42-year-old gave up 10 runs in...
Shuichi Murata hits a three-run home run in the first inning of the Yomiuri Giants' 6-4 win over the Yakult Swallows at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 16, 2016....
Masanori Ishikawa of the Yakult Swallows pitches against the DeNA BayStars at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2016. Ishikawa threw 7-2/3...
Japan - Yakult Swallows' outfielder Norichika Aoki answers questions from reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 18 after hearing from the Japanese baseball...
Japan - Photo taken Nov. 10 shows Yakult Swallows' outfielder Norichika Aoki. The Japanese baseball club said Dec. 18 that the Milwaukee Brewers have...
Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Norichika Aoki speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2011. Aoki said he will use the posting...
World Baseball Classic's Japanese team, pitching coach Kazuhiro Takeda, fielding coach Hatsuhiko Tsuji, batting coach Yasunori Oshima, team manager...
Japan - Baseball players of the Yokohama BayStars and the Yakult Swallows at Yokohama Stadium in Kanagawa Prefecture evacuate to the field on March...
Japan - Chunichi Dragons outgoing manager Hiromitsu Ochiai responds to fans at Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Nov. 6 after a 2-1 victory against...
Japan - Players of the Chunichi Dragons celebrate their 2-1 victory over the Yakult Swallows at Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Nov. 6 in the...
The Hiroshima Carp celebrate their 8-1 victory over the Yakult Swallows at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on June 29 their 11th win in a row. A year...
Yoshinori Sato of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows baseball club speaks to reporters on July 5 in Tokyo. Sato, who has not pitched for the Swallows' top...
Comedian Hironari Yamazaki of Untouchable visits the Urasoe Municipal Baseball Stadium during the Tokyo Yakult Swallows spring training on February...
Comedian Hironari Yamazaki of Untouchable visits the Urasoe Municipal Baseball Stadium during the Tokyo Yakult Swallows spring training on February...
Montreal Expos' Brad Wilkerson slides into the third base as Yakult Swallows third baseman Akinori Iwamura tries to touch the ball at the sixth...
Atsuya Furuta, Yakult Swallows catcher and Japan Professional Baseball Players Association President announces the players association drops its...
Atsuya Furuta, head of Japan's Professional Baseball Players Association and catcher for the Yakult Swallows, leaves an emergency meeting of the...
Atsuya Furuta, head of Japan's Professional Baseball Players Association and catcher for the Yakult Swallows, speaks at the association's emergency...
Akinori Iwamura of Yakult Swallows speaks during a press conference announcing he is joining the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at a hotel on December 16, 2006...
Rugby player Ayumu Goromaru throws the memorial first pitch prior to the baseball Japan Series Game 1 between Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yakult...
Rugby player Ayumu Goromaru throws the memorial first pitch prior to the baseball Japan Series Game 1 between Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yakult...
Rugby player Ayumu Goromaru receives the ball from catcher Hiroaki Takaya of SoftBank Hawks after the memorial first pitch prior to the baseball...
