Japan team line up for national anthem with teammate during the World Baseball Classic First Round Group A game between Brazil and Japan at Fukuoka...
Catcher Shinnosuke Abe of Japan celebrates after scoring in the top half of the eighth inning during the World Baseball Classic First Round Group A...
Catcher Shinnosuke Abe of Japan celebrates the win after the World Baseball Classic First Round Group A game between Brazil and Japan at Fukuoka...
Japan's catcher Shinnosuke Abe and his teammates celebrate the team's win over Brazil after the World Baseball Classic first-round match Pool A in...
Japan's catcher Shinnosuke Abe and his teammates celebrate the team's win over Brazil after the World Baseball Classic first-round match Pool A in...
Japan's catcher Shinnosuke Abe and closing pitcher Kazuhisa Makita celebrate their team's win over Brazil after the World Baseball Classic...
Japan's Shinnosuke Abe follows the ball in the eighth inning of the World Baseball Classic first-round match Pool A against Brazil in Fukuoka on...
Japan's Shinnosuke Abe runs after his single hit against Brazil in the eighth inning of the World Baseball Classic first-round match Pool A in...
Japan's Shinnosuke Abe makes a single hit against Brazil in the eighth inning of the World Baseball Classic first-round match Pool A in Fukuoka on...
Catcher Shinnosuke Abe of Japan lines up for national anthem with teammates during the World Baseball Classic First Round Group A game between Brazil...
Shinnosuke Abe of Team Japan poses for a headshot at the Rihga Royal Hotel on February 25, 2013 in Osaka, Japan.
Catcher Shinnosuke Abe of Japan in action during the friendly game between Hanshin Tigers and Japan at Kyocera Dome Osaka on February 26, 2013 in...
Catcher Shinnosuke Abe of Japan at bat during the friendly game between Hanshin Tigers and Japan at Kyocera Dome Osaka on February 26, 2013 in Osaka,...
Catcher Shinnosuke Abe of Japan at bat during the friendly game between Hanshin Tigers and Japan at Kyocera Dome Osaka on February 26, 2013 in Osaka,...
Catcher Shinnosuke Abe of Japan at bat during the friendly game between Hanshin Tigers and Japan at Kyocera Dome Osaka on February 26, 2013 in Osaka,...
Catcher Shinnosuke Abe of Japan celebrate after the international friendly game between Australia and Japan at Kyocera Dome Osaka on February 24,...
Catcher Shinnosuke Abe and Catcher Ryoji Aikawa of Japan celebrates with team mates after defeating international friendly game between Japan and...
S Jayson Nix, of the Colorado Rockies farm system gets tagged out at homeplate by Japan's catcher Shinnosuke Abe. Fueled by a four-run rally in the...
Tetsuya Utsumi and coach Shinnosuke Abe of Yomiuri Giants pose after the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game between Samurai Japan and Yomiuri...
Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley throws the ball to the first to get-two, while Yomiuri Giants Shinnosuke Abe slides into the base at...