![Japan's Yuki Saito autographs a hat for teammate Takahiro Iwamoto following the final baseball game of the team's annual Collegiate Friendship Series against the the U.S. in Durham, North Carolina July 8, Japan's Yuki Saito autographs a hat for teammate Takahiro Iwamoto following the final baseball game of the team's annual Collegiate Friendship Series against the the U.S. in Durham, North Carolina July 8,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7BRYR/japans-yuki-saito-autographs-a-hat-for-teammate-takahiro-iwamoto-following-the-final-baseball-game-of-the-teams-annual-collegiate-friendship-series-against-the-the-us-in-durham-north-carolina-july-8-2007-reutersellen-ozier-united-states-2E7BRYR.jpg)
Japan's Yuki Saito autographs a hat for teammate Takahiro Iwamoto following the final baseball game of the team's annual Collegiate Friendship Series against the the U.S. in Durham, North Carolina July 8,
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Pitch for pitch, the Yankees' perfectionist and the Handkerchief Prince were forever changed by their battle for glory - The Athletic
![Yuki Saito (20) of the Japanese Collegiate All-Stars pitches during the team's baseball game against the USA Baseball National Team in Durham, North Carolina July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Jon Gardiner (UNITED STATES Stock Photo - Alamy Yuki Saito (20) of the Japanese Collegiate All-Stars pitches during the team's baseball game against the USA Baseball National Team in Durham, North Carolina July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Jon Gardiner (UNITED STATES Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/c73468fe6dcf4293b1a2d9f39238b81c/2e8dek9.jpg)
Yuki Saito (20) of the Japanese Collegiate All-Stars pitches during the team's baseball game against the USA Baseball National Team in Durham, North Carolina July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Jon Gardiner (UNITED STATES Stock Photo - Alamy
![TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Saito, a pitcher of Waseda University and the draft No. 1 pick of the Nippon Ham Fighters professional club, throws against Tokai University in the final of a TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Saito, a pitcher of Waseda University and the draft No. 1 pick of the Nippon Ham Fighters professional club, throws against Tokai University in the final of a](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JNTWAM/tokyo-japan-yuki-saito-a-pitcher-of-waseda-university-and-the-draft-JNTWAM.jpg)