Director Ron Howard gestures to the crowd during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and...
Outfielder Lars Nootbaar of Samurai Japan poses in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin...
Outfielder Lars Nootbaar, Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan join teammates prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Outfielder Lars Nootbaar of Samurai Japan pose in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and...
Yomiuri Giants coach Tatsunori Hara and actor Tom Hanks meet press at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants...
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 poses for a photograph at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo...
Producer Brian Grazer and his son Thomas Grazer pose at reception room during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match...
Yomiuri Giants coach Tatsunori Hara and actor Tom Hanks meet press at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants...
Actor Tom Hanks, director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer meet the press during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball...
Director Ron Howard gestures to the crowd during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and...
Actor Tom Hanks looks at a Giants shirt at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo...
Yomiuri Giants coach Tatsunori Hara and actor Tom Hanks meet press at the reception room during professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants...
Actor Tom Hanks poses for a photograph before throwing the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks gestures during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks gestures during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks and Thomas Grazer gesture to the crowd during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri...
Actor Tom Hanks looks on during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
Actor Tom Hanks looks on during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at...
Actor Tom Hanks throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome...
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...
Seibu Lions' Venezuelan slugger Alex Cabrera follows the ball as he hits a grandslam during the Japan's Series baseball championship between Seibu...
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise shakes hands with Seibu Lions' Venezuelan slugger Alex Cabrera after throwing the ceremonial pitch prior to the Japanese...
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise acknowledges the audience prior to the Japanese Series baseball championship between Seibu Lions and Chunichi Dragons at...
Baseball fans hold up signs in support of a baseball players' strike at Nagoya Dome, on September 19, 2004 in Nagoya, Japan.The Chunichi Dragons and...
Starting pitcher Masahiro Yamamoto of Chunichi Dragons celebrates the win with fans after the Central League game against Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya...
Infielder Kazuma Okamoto of Samurai Japan hits a solo home run in the seventh inning during the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi...
Infielder Kazuma Okamoto of Samurai Japan hits a solo home run in the seventh inning during the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi...
Infielder Shugo Maki of Samurai Japan breaks the bat in the first inning during the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan reacts after the batting practice prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan walks toward the field prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan walks toward the field prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan warms up prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome Nagoya on March...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Pitcher Roki Sasaki of Samurai Japan share a laugh prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at...
Outfielder Lars Nootbaar of Samurai Japan wears a headband prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani and Pitcher Yu Darvish of Samurai Japan talk in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi...
The Samurai Japan uniform worn by Pitcher Shohei Ohtani is hung in the locker room prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi...
Pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Samurai Japan is seen on arrival prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and Chunichi Dragons at Vantelin Dome...
Fans cheer with keeping social distances during the game between Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chunichi Dragons at the Nagoya Dome on July 10, 2020 in...
Yota Kyoda of the Chunichi Dragons slides safely into the home base to score a run by a RBI single of Zoilo Almonte in the 6th inning during the game...
Infielder Tomotaka Sakaguchi of the Yakult Swallows hits a RBI single in the 4th inning during the game between Chunichi Dragons and Yakult Swallows...
Chunichi Dragons mascot Doala is seen in the empty stand as a baseball spring training game between Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chunichi Dragons is held...
Chunichi Dragons mascot Doala is seen in the empty stand as a baseball spring training game between Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chunichi Dragons is held...
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 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 closing pitcher Hitoki Iwase hi-fives with Shinya Okamoto along teammates to celebrate their victory against Taiwan's...
Shiori Kubo of Nogizaka46 and Pitcher Hiroto Takahashi of Samurai Japan pose after the ceremonial first pitch prior to the practice game between...
Head coach Hideki Kuriyama of Samurai Japan talks to Pitcher Yuki Matsui after allowing Shuhei Takahashi of Chunichi Dragons a RBI single in the...
Head coach Hideki Kuriyama, Head coach Kazuyoshi Tatsunami of Chunichi Dragons pose with umpires prior to the practice game between Samura Japan and...
Takashi Ogasawara of Japan's Chunichi Dragons pitches to team Cuba during an exhibition game 06 November 2002 in Havana. AFP PHOTO/Adalberto ROQUE
Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Chunichi Dragons throws in the game against Yomiuri Giants at the Nagoya Dome on April 5, 2018 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Actor Tom Hanks gestures during the ceremonial first pitch prior to the professional baseball match between Yomiuri Giants and Chunichi Dragons at...