![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,
![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)
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
![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 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](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E77B51/yuki-saito-20-of-the-japanese-collegiate-all-stars-pitches-during-the-teams-baseball-game-against-the-usa-baseball-national-team-in-durham-north-carolina-july-6-2007-reutersjon-gardiner-united-states-2E77B51.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
![TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Saito, an ace of Waseda University, starts against the University of Tokyo during a Tokyo Big6 Baseball League game at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2010. TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Saito, an ace of Waseda University, starts against the University of Tokyo during a Tokyo Big6 Baseball League game at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2010.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JNTB4P/tokyo-japan-yuki-saito-an-ace-of-waseda-university-starts-against-JNTB4P.jpg)