Hawai'i's Benny Agbayani can claim a World Series title.

Agbayani is an outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines, who completed a four-game sweep of the Hanshin Tigers with a 3-2 victory Wednesday in Osaka, Japan.

South Korean Lee Seung-yeop drove in all three runs as the Marines won their first Japan Series title in 31 years.

Bobby Valentine, who was Agbayani's manager when they were with the New York Mets, became the first foreign manager to win the Japan Series.

Valentine and Agbayani were members of the Mets team that played in the World Series in 2000, when they lost in five games to the New York Yankees.