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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters The are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at ES CON Field Hokkaido. The Fighters also host a ...

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1992 births Living people Baseball people from Saitama Prefecture category:Meiji University alumni Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Orix Buffaloes players category:Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players People from Tokorozawa, Saitama Indios de Mayagüez players Japanese expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub