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The Mid East Falcons win the inaugural United Series Championship in Dubai

DUBAI, UAE (December 14, 2025) – Shotaro Kasahara allowed only two hits in six scoreless innings with six strikeouts to lead the Mid East Falcons to the first United Series championship in League history. Munenori Kawasaki – named United Series MVP – went 2-for-5 with one run scored and two RBIs as the Falcons won 8-1 over the Mumbai Cobras. Kawasaki batted .417 for the Series. Kasahara had a total of 72 pitches, 57 of which were strikes; Shingo Hirata (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 SO after a Fire Ball scored) and Severino González (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1BB) completed the pitching line for the Falcons. Shuhei Fukuda went 2-for-3 with on