91.   Slugger Sammy Sosa and a team of major league players arrived Wednesday for a series of exhibition games against the best in Japanese professional baseball.

92.   The American umpire who quit in defiance of an assault by a slugger may have taught Japanese baseball a thing or two.

93.   The awards were voted by Japanese baseball writers.

94.   The Giants suffered their third straight defeat since the Japanese professional baseball season opened on Saturday.

95.   The only other Japanese position player is outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, the best hitter in Japanese baseball.

96.   The third game of the Japanese professional baseball championship series between the Yokohama BayStars and the Seibu Lions was postponed Wednesday because of rain.

97.   The Tigers scored their sixth straight victory since the Japanese professional baseball season opened last Saturday and lead the Central League.

98.   The teams split a two-game series, the first professional Japanese baseball games played in Taiwan.

99.   The Tigers became the first Japanese professional baseball team to hit two grand slams in one inning.

100.   There were no other games played Thursday in Japanese professional baseball.