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Seattle Mariners' Kenji Johjima, right, points out the replay of Ichiro Suzuki's 2-run home run against the Boston Red Sox to him after Suzuki returned to the dugout in the sixth inning during a baseball game Friday, May 15, 2009, in Seattle.

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Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima, left, waits for the throw as Oakland Athletics' Bobby Crosby scores in the 13th inning during a baseball game Sunday, May 3, 2009, in Seattle.

Seattle Mariners Kenji Johjima (R) smiles with first base coach Lee Tinsley (8) and Twins first baseman Justin Morneau (33) after he got his first hit of the season, a single, off Minnesota Twins pitcher Luis Ayala during the eighth inning of their MLB American League season opener base...

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 6: Kenji Johjima #2 of the Seattle Mariners picks up a bunt by Denard Span of the Minnesota Twins and throws him out on Opening Day at the Metrodome on April 6, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

AP Photo 8 months ago

Seattle Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre (29) and catcher Kenji Johjima, right, pay starting pitcher Erik Bedard, left, a visit on the mound in the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Peoria, Ariz. , Friday, March 27, 2009.

AP Photo 8 months ago

Kansas City Royals' David DeJesus (9) is tagged out by Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima, right, of Japan, while trying to score in the second inning of a spring training baseball game in Peoria, Ariz. , Thursday, March 26, 2009.

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SAN DIEGO - MARCH 18: Ismel Santiago Jimenez #59 of Cuba pitches against Japan during the 2009 World Baseball Classic Round 2 Pool 1 Game 5 on March 18, 2009 at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

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Japan's Kyuji Fujikawa, right, and Kenji Johjima congratulate each other after Japan's 6-0 victory Cuba in their World Baseball Classic game at PETCO Park in San Diego Sunday, March 15, 2009.

Team Japan's Kenji Johjima (R) is congratulated by Yasuyuki Kataoka after scoring on a groundout by Ichiro Suzuki in the fourth inning against Team Cuba during Round 2 of the World Baseball Classic in San Diego, California March 15, 2009.

AP Photo 8 months ago

Japan catcher Kenji Johjima, right, talks with starter Daisuke Matsuzaka after the first inning against Cuba during their World Baseball Classic game at PETCO Park in San Diego Sunday, March 15, 2009.

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Team Japan catcher Kenji Johjima, left, of the Seattle Mariners chats with pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma on the mound in the sixth inning of their World Baseball Classic game against Team Korea at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Monday, March 9, 2009. South Korea beat Japan 1-0.

Japan's Kenji Johjima (L) is forced out on the second base by South Korea's Park Ki-hyunk in the third inning during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Tokyo round in Tokyo Dome March 9, 2009.

AP Photo 8 months ago

Japan's catcher Kenji Johjima, right, of the Seattle Mariners celebrates with teammate Shunichi Murata at home plate after hitting a two-run shot in the sixth inning in their World Baseball Classic game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, March 7, 2009.

AP Photo 8 months ago

Japan's catcher Kenji Johjima, right, of the Seattle Mariners reacts at home plate in front of South Korea's catcher Kang Min-ho after hitting a two-run shot in the sixth inning in their World Baseball Classic game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, March 7, 2009.

Japan's Kenji Johjima (L) runs after hitting a two-run home run off South Korea's Lee Jae-woo (R) in the sixth inning during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Tokyo round in Tokyo Dome March 7, 2009.

Japan's Kenji Johjima (R) reacts after hitting a two-run home run as South Korea's catcher Kang Min-ho (L) looks on in the sixth inning during the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Tokyo round in Tokyo Dome March 7, 2009.

AP Photo 8 months ago

China's Wang Chao breaks his bat for a grounder to shortstop as Japan's catcher Kenji Johjima, left, looks on in the fifth inning of their Pool A opening game at the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, March 5, 2009.

AP Photo 6 months ago

Seattle Mariners' Kenji Johjima (2) scores ahead of the throw to Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek in the sixth inning during a baseball game Friday, May 15, 2009, in Seattle. Johjima, who singled earlier, scored with teammate Russell Branyan on a single by Franklin Gutierrez.

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Seattle Mariners Kenji Johjima, of Japan, left, greets Franklin Gutierrez at home plate after Gutierrez hit a two-run home run to left field against the Oakland Athletics in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Seattle on Friday, May 1, 2009.

Seattle Mariners' Kenji Johjima runs to first base as he gets his first hit of the season, a single, off Minnesota Twins pitcher Luis Ayala during the eighth inning of their MLB American League season opener baseball game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis April 6, 2009.

Seattle Mariners Kenji Johjima gets his first hit of the season, a single, off Minnesota Twins pitcher Luis Ayala during the eighth inning of their MLB American League season opener baseball game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, April 6, 2009.

Seattle Mariners' Kenji Johjima slaps his hands in frustration after he flies out in his first at-bat against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning of their American League MLB season opener baseball game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis April 6, 2009.

AP Photo 7 months ago

Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima gestures to a trainer to check on pitcher Felix Hernandez during the first inning of an MLB baseball game in Minneapolis, Monday, April 6, 2009.

AP Photo 8 months ago

Seattle Mariners' Kenji Johjima, of Japan, lets the bat fly on his RBI single that scored Mike Sweeney off a pitch from Kansas City Royals' Zack Greinke in the second inning of a spring training baseball game in Peoria, Ariz. , Sunday, March 29, 2009.

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Seattle Mariners' Kenji Johjima reacts after getting hit in the back by a wild pitch from Kansas City Royals' Sidney Ponson in the third inning of a spring training baseball game in Peoria, Ariz. , Thursday, March 26, 2009.