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Putting it briefly: Jeter arrives in Japan for charity game
Former major league teammates Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui will take part in a charity baseball game to support survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan â and Jeter repeated a desire to own a team someday
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ormer major league teammates Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui will take part in a charity baseball game to support survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan ' and Jeter repeated a desire to own a team someday.
Participating in the game at Tokyo Dome on Sunday will be a group of student baseball players from the Tohoku region that was devastated by the 2011 disaster that killed more than 15,000 people. Profits will go toward helping children in the region.
Jeter and Matsui will also put on a baseball clinic and take part in a home run derby. On Saturday, the pair will throw out the ceremonial first pitches at a preseason exhibition at Tokyo Dome between Matsui's old club, the Yomiuri Giants, and the Nippon Ham Fighters.
Jeter, who retired from Major League Baseball last year after 20 years, said he's looking forward to a break from the game and reiterated a desire to become an owner.
