A picture of B. J. Surhoff of the Baltimore Orioles and Trevor Hoffman of the San Diego Padres.

A picture of me with Ichiro of the Orix Blue Wave, a very famous Japanese Baseball player. He is currently playing in the Major League with the Seattle Mariners.

A picture of me with Javier Lopez of the Atlanta Braves.

A picture of me with Hideki Matsui of the Yomuri Giants, another famous Japanese Baseball player. He currently plays for the New York Yankees.

A picture of me with Andruw Jones of the Atlanta Braves.

A picture of me with Shigeo Nagashima of the Yomuri Giants. He is the manager of the Giants. Nagashima-san is so well known and liked in Japan that his nickname is "Mr. Giants." He was in a home run race with Sadaharu Oh in Japan.

A picture of Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs walking off to warm-up.

A picture of me with Bob Lynch, my friend and co-worker, and Sadaharu Oh, Manager of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. Oh-san is also very famous in Japan and around the world. He broke Hank Aaron's home run record and currently holds the record for the most home runs ever hit at 828.