SENDAI, Japan - Tohoku High School's right-hander Yu Darvish poses News Photo - Getty Images

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920 Tohoku High School Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

920 Tohoku High School Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

695 Tohoku High School Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

920 Tohoku High School Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

105 Miyagi University Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

656 bilder, fotografier och illustrationer med High School Baseball Tournament - Getty Images

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695 Tohoku High School Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

695 Tohoku High School Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Tohoku High School right-hander Yu Darvish responds to cheers after pitching a no-hitter in the Miyagi Prefecture school's 2-0 victory over Kumamoto Kogyo at the national high school baseball

1,968 Yu Darvish News Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

695 Tohoku High School Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Tohoku High School right-hander Yu Darvish responds to cheers after pitching a no-hitter in the Miyagi Prefecture school's 2-0 victory over Kumamoto Kogyo at the national high school baseball