The 1991 World Series champion Minnesota Twins had the "homer hankies" waved by fans at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
Now the Central League's Yakult Swallows have the "home run hug."
It's a congratulatory gesture shared by the team's foreign players with each other and player-manager Atsuya Furuta.
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