Central League

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Who Really Invented Baseball?

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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

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10 Unusual Sports

Flag of Japan

5 Paintings You Need to See in Japan

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7 Canceled or Reintroduced Olympic Sports

Discover

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Poker Hands Ranked

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Timeline of the 1970s

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The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

Bakers Dozen of Donuts, or Paczki's

Why Is a Baker’s Dozen 13?

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?

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10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time

Central League: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Also Known As	Sentoraru Rigu
Date	1950 - present
Areas Of Involvement	baseball • Japan Series
Related People	Daisuke Matsuzaka

Topics

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Quiz

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Great Moments in Sports Quiz

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Sports Quiz

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Baseball

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