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Hiroaki Shimauchi celebrated his twenty-third birthday today.

Source: Sports Hochi 2/2/2013

Shimauchi dropped his fat percent from 11.6% to 9% over the winter.

Source: Sanspo 2/2/2013

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Masahiro Tanaka threw three sliders and three two-seamers during his bullpen session on Friday.

Source: Sponichi 2/2/2013

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Andruw Jones did not complete his runs around the field on Friday.  He also sat out shuttle runs.

Source: Nikkan Sports 2/2/2013

Jones took grounders at first during fielding practices today.

Source: Daily Sports 2/2/2013

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6th round draft pick Takahiro Kakizawa attended early morning workouts today and spent about an hour (from around 8:00am) taking batting practice.

Source: Nikkan Sports 2/2/2013