Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Thursday, Sept. 16:

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BASEBALL

Pacific League

Rakuten vs Orix. Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi. 6 p.m.

Seibu vs Nippon Ham. MetLife Dome. 5:45 p.m.

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

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SUMO

Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. 5th day. Ryogoku Kokugikan. 9:05 a.m.

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