CHIBA -- It was no accident that the announcement of the MLB-NPB All-Star Series came later in the year than it ever has.
Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine agrees with the Japanese players' union that the MLB-NPB All-Star Series has outlived its relevance.
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