Fukuoka Softbank Hawks second baseman Yuichi Honda will celebrate his 27th birthday on Saturday.
If he can also help his team win the Japan Series, well that'd be the icing on the cake.
Honda and the Hawks returned home Friday and held a two-hour practice at Yahoo Dome in preparation for Game 6 of the Japan Series, which is scheduled for Saturday. Softbank can clinch the title with a win.
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