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World Baseball Classic in Japan to still feature masks

A fan for the Yomiuri Giants, a Japanese major league baseball team, cheers during the team's pre-season game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Urasoe, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Fans of the upcoming World Baseball Classic are going to see two versions, depending if the games are in the United States, Taiwan, or Japan. (Takahiko Kanbara/Kyodo News via AP)

Baseball fans cheer during a pre-season game between the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and the Yomiuri Giants in the Japanese major league baseball in Urasoe, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Fans of the upcoming World Baseball Classic are going to see two versions, depending if the games are in the United States, Taiwan, or Japan. (Takahiko Kanbara/Kyodo News via AP)

Fans for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, a Japanese major league baseball team, cheer during the team's pre-season game against the Yomiuri Giants in Urasoe, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Fans of the upcoming World Baseball Classic are going to see two versions, depending if the games are in the United States, Taiwan, or Japan. (Takahiko Kanbara/Kyodo News via AP)

World Baseball Classic in Japan to still feature masks