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Contact:David Heath (Regional Marketing)+81-3-6848-8776
heath.david@aig.co.jp“AIG PRESENTS MLB CUP 2017” OPENING CEREMONY HELD INMIYAGI PREFECTURE
FORMER MAJOR LEAGUER, TAKASHI SAITO, HOSTS BASEBALL
CLINIC IN HOME TOWN OF SENDAITOKYO, August 2, 2017 – AIG Japan Holdings KK (AIG Japan) held an
opening ceremony to mark the commencement of the “AIG presents MLB CUP
2017” in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, on Friday July 28th. To
commemorate the start of this year’s tournament, AIG also hosted a baseballclinic conducted by former Major League Baseball player Takashi Saito atKabanomachi Elementary School in Sendai City for young players in the disaster
affected region.

AIG Japan Holdings President andCEO Robert L. Noddin

Participants in the Baseball Clinic

AIG Japan has been a supporter of disaster relief efforts in the Tohoku region
through various activities including the “Chinjunomori Project” reforestation
initiative and various sporting activities. As part of this support “AIG Presents
MLB CUP 2017” is an annual Little League baseball tournament first held in
2016. The events of the finals tournament began on Friday 28 July 2017 when 16
Little League baseball teams that had fought their way through qualifying
tournaments around Japan gathered in the Ishinomaki Baseball Stadium for theopening ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony, AIG Japan Holdings President and CEO, Mr. Robert
L. Noddin said, “We are very happy to be working with Major League Baseballand the Japan Little League Baseball Association to present a great event where,
through sport, young people can learn the importance of health and fitness, howto work in a team, and how to appreciate the strengths of others.”

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After 2 days of heated competition the team from Tokyo’s Musashi-Fuchu
League were able to repeat their victory in last year’s tournament and werecrowned champions for the second year in a row.
In the lead up to the tournament, on the morning of July 28th, former Major
League Baseball player, Takashi Saito was the special guest at a baseball clinic
conducted for local players in the disaster affected region. Saito, originally fromthe Wakabayashi area of Sendai, made a special return home for the baseballclinic held for 40 young players from Sendai’s Kabanomachi Elementary School
and Shichigo Elementary School. Saito led the children through a series of MLBstyle warm up stretches before instructing the players in batting and other skills.
The MLB style stretches for injury prevention reflect AIG Japan’s ACTIVE
CARE concept and were conducted to help the children learn the importance ofpreparation and prevention of injuries.
The concept of ACTIVE CARE is AIG Japan’s group wide commitment todelivering a total customer experience that helps customers mitigate risk insteadof just dealing with the consequences of adverse events.
Takashi Saito, speaking on the importance of preparation before playing sport,
said, “It’s important to warm up with stretches. It’s vital that you don’t stretch
until it hurts, but listen to your body and only stretch as far as you arecomfortable.”
After warming up, the children enjoyed their special training session with Saito
as he led them through batting practice and other baseball drills.
AIG Japan continues to promote the importance of risk prevention through awide variety of activities and programs as part of its concept of ACTIVE CARE.
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Scenes from the Baseball Clinic

Takashi Saito speaking about injury prevention

Takashi Saito teaching young
baseball players

Takashi Saito shaking the hand of a young
playerTakashi Saito speaking to media at theevent with Robert L. Noddin, President
and CEO, AIG Japan Holdings©MLBP 2017. Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used withpermission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. Visit the official website atMLB.com
Baseball Clinic Event Details
Date：

July 28, 2017

Venue：

Kabanomachi Elementary School, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture

Guest：

Takashi Saito, former Major League Baseball player

Participants：

40 children from the Kabanomachi Elementary Schooland Shichigo Elementary School baseball teams

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About Major League Baseball:
Major League Baseball Japan（ MLB JAPAN） is one of the overseas branches ofMajor League Baseball International (MLBI based in New York State, USA)
which aims to spread baseball throughout the world and to increase and grow thepresence of the MLB brand across the world. MLB Japan’s activities include
sponsorship and events held in Japan.
About the Japan Little League Baseball Association:
Little League began over 75 years ago in 1939 in Pennsylvania. The organization
now includes more than 2.7 million players in 105 countries around the world.
Activities in Japan began around 1955 with 5 to 6 teams in and around the Tokyo
area. The Japan Little League Baseball Association became an official public
interest incorporated foundation in 2012 with 20,000 players across the country
in 270 teams across 12 leagues in the country. It is Japan’s largest baseballassociation for boys and girls. In 2016, the association celebrated the 50thanniversary of the Japan National Championship for 11 to 12 year olds, with thewinning team advancing to represent Japan at the World Championships. Teamsfrom Japan have won the World Title 9 times now, and Japan is proving to be amajor player on the world stage.

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading global insurance organization. Founded in 1919, today
AIG member companies provide a wide range of property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement
products, and other financial services to customers in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. These diverseofferings include products and services that help businesses and individuals protect their assets, manage risks
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