Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Friday, April 19:

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BASEBALL

Central League

Yakult vs DeNA. Jingu Stadium. 6 p.m.

Hanshin vs Chunichi. Koshien Stadium. 6 p.m.

Hiroshima vs Yomiuri. Mazda Stadium. 6 p.m.

Pacific League

Nippon Ham vs Lotte. Es Con Field Hokkaido. 6 p.m.

Seibu vs Rakuten. Belluna Dome. 6 p.m.

SoftBank vs Orix. PayPay Dome. 6 p.m.

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RUGBY

League One first division

Tokyo Sungoliath vs Shizuoka BlueRevs. Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground. 7 p.m.

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