For what MLB team does the player who was the series MVP in the 2006 Asia Series play ?
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2006 Asia Series The second annual Konami Cup Asia Series was held in November 2006 with four teams participating. The champions from the domestic leagues in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan along with an all-star team from China took part in the competition. All games were held in the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The tournament was sponsored by the Nippon Professional Baseball Association and Konami. The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the La New Bears in the title game to win the championship for Japan. Starting pitcher Yu Darvish was named the MVP of the series.
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Yu Darvish Yu Darvish (Japanese: ダルビッシュ 有 , Hepburn: Darubisshu Yū , born 16 August 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Darvish pitched in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2009 World Baseball Classic as a member of the Japanese national team. Darvish previously pitched in MLB for the Texas Rangers.
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Junichi Tazawa Junichi Tazawa (田澤 純一 , Tazawa Jun'ichi , born June 6, 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Boston Red Sox.
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2008 Asia Series The 2008 Asia Series was contested on November 13–16 by the champions of Nippon Professional Baseball's Japan Series, the Korea Baseball Organization's Korean Series, Chinese Professional Baseball League's Taiwan Series, and the championship of the China Baseball League of the People's Republic of China. In 2008, it was the first time that the champion of the China Baseball League participates in instead of the all-star team China Stars. The winning team will receive ¥50 million yen ($0.5 million), the second place team will receive ¥30 million yen, and the other teams will receive ¥10 million yen each. All games were held in Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan. The Saitama Seibu Lions defeated the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in the title game to win the championship for Japan. Outfielder Tomoaki Satoh was named the MVP of the series.
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Hiroki Sanada Hiroki Sanada (真田 裕貴, born February 7, 1984) is a professional baseball player from Osaka, Japan. He began his career as a pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants and currently plays for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. In November 2011, the Stars announced that they would use the posting system and auction Sanada's negotiating rights to Major League Baseball teams.
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Tomo Ohka Tomokazu Ohka (大家友和 , Ōka Tomokazu , ]) (born March 18, 1976) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Previously he played for the Boston Red Sox (1999 –2001 ), Montreal Expos (2001–2004 ), Washington Nationals (2005 ), Milwaukee Brewers (2005–2006 ), Toronto Blue Jays (2007 ), Cleveland Indians (2009 ), as well as the Fukushima Hopes in Japan's Baseball Challenge League. He started his professional career with the Yokohama BayStars in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. He throws right-handed and is a switch hitter.
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Ramón Santiago Ramón DeJesus Santiago Dominguez (born August 31, 1979) is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. Santiago played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers from 2002 to 2003, the Seattle Mariners from 2004 to 2005, again with the Tigers from 2006–2013 and with the Cincinnati Reds in 2014. He spent most of his major league career at shortstop, but also played a significant amount of time at second base, and occasionally third base.
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Matt Joyce (baseball) Matthew Ryan Joyce (born August 3, 1984) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Pittsburgh Pirates. Joyce was an All-Star selection in 2011.
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José Guillén José Manuel Guillén (pronounced ] ; born May 17, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. Guillén played for ten MLB teams in his career.
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Víctor Díaz (baseball) Víctor Israel Díaz Ochoa (born December 10, 1981) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets and Texas Rangers, in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the Hanwha Eagles and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
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Chang Cheng-wei Chang Cheng-wei (; born August 5, 1986) is a Taiwanese baseball player who plays with the Chinatrust Brothers in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
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Andy Burns Andrew David Burns (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. He has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Kosuke Fukudome Kosuke Fukudome (福留 孝介 , Fukudome Kōsuke , born April 26, 1977) (pronounced KOH-skay Foo-koo-DOUGH-may) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Takahiro Iwamoto Takahiro Iwamoto (岩本 貴裕 , Iwamoto Takahiro , born April 18, 1986 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
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Hideki Okajima Hideki Okajima (岡島 秀樹 , Okajima Hideki , born December 25, 1975) is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. Okajima has pitched for the Yomiuri Giants, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball, and the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. Okajima was elected to the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a first time All-Star via the All-Star Final Vote. He became the first Japanese-born pitcher to play in the World Series in Game 2 of the 2007 World Series. On July 18, 2016, Okajima announced his retirement.
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Wei-Yin Chen Wei-Yin Chen (; born July 21, 1985) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in the MLB for the Baltimore Orioles and in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
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Akihiro Yanase Akihiro Yanase (柳瀬 明宏 , Yanase Akihiro , born July 8, 1983) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers.
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Baseball at the 2006 Asian Games Baseball was one of the many sports which was held at the 2006 Asian Games in Al-Rayyan, Qatar beginning on November 29, 2006. Six East and Southeast Asian nations participated in the tournament. Chinese Taipei won its first ever baseball gold medal in the Asian Games when they mounted a ninth inning comeback against Japan in the final game of round robin play. All games in the baseball competition were held at the Al-Rayyan Sports Club.
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Daisuke Ochi Daisuke Ochi (越智 大祐 , "Ochi Daisuke" , born June 30, 1983 in Ehime, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League. As a rookie in 2008, Ochi was a key member of a young Giants bullpen that came within three outs of a Japan Series title. Ochi was the losing pitcher in Game 7 of that series against the Saitama Seibu Lions, after he hit Lions second baseman Yasuyuki Kataoka. Kataoka then stole second and third, then was driven home to tie the game. Ochi put another man on and was ultimately charged with what proved to be the series-winning run.
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Ryosuke Hirata Ryosuke Hirata (平田 良介, born March 23, 1988 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He has played for the Dragons since 2006.
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Mike Trout Michael Nelson Trout (born August 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Trout is a six-time MLB All-Star, and received the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in 2014 and 2016 (finishing second in the 2012, 2013 and 2015 votes).
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Dai-Kang Yang Dai-Kang Yang (, a.k.a. Daikan Yoh (Japanese: 陽岱鋼 , Hepburn: Yō Daikan ) ; born January 17, 1987, Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan; previously known as "Yang Chung-shou" or "Chung-Shou Yang" 陽仲壽) is a Taiwanese professional baseball player. He plays as an outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball.