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LEADING OFF: All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium
Read full article: LEADING OFF: All-Star Futures Game at Dodger StadiumAll-Star Game festivities start in earnest with the Futures Game, where some of the best prospects in Major League Baseball will play a seven-inning matchup at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.
Japan beats US 2-0 to win 1st Olympic baseball gold medal
Read full article: Japan beats US 2-0 to win 1st Olympic baseball gold medalA Japanese team of All-Stars fulfilled a determined national mission to win the Olympic baseball gold medal for the first time, beating the United States 2-0 behind Munetaka Murakami’s third-inning home run.
Japan rallies against bullpen to beat US 7-6 in 10 innings
Read full article: Japan rallies against bullpen to beat US 7-6 in 10 inningsYuki Yanagita tied it with an RBI grounder off Scott McGough in the ninth inning, Takuya Kai hit a winning single against Edwin Jackson in the 10th and Japan beat the United States 7-6 Monday night to reach the Olympic semifinals.