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Buffalo, New York – Yusei Kikuchi pitched seven strong innings and matched his MLB career-high with his sixth win on Thursday in the Seattle Mariners’ 7-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. For the first time in his three-year career in the majors, Kikuchi (6-3) has won five straight decisions […]

New York – Shohei Ohtani will start in Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, the MLB announced Thursday, making him the first Japanese player voted to start since Ichiro Suzuki made his final all-star appearance in 2010. Voted the American League’s starting designated hitter in a fan ballot, the Los Angeles […]

New York – Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani recorded just two outs on the mound Wednesday in an 11-8 win over the New York Yankees, allowing seven runs in a poor start on a steamy 33-degree Celsius night in the Bronx. Ohtani, who hit leadoff as the starting […]

New York – Shohei Ohtani retook the sole lead in Major League Baseball’s home run chase on Tuesday night, hitting his 27th and 28th of the season and driving in three of the Los Angeles Angels’ five runs in an 11-5 loss to the New York Yankees. The Japanese two-way […]

New York – Shohei Ohtani retook the sole lead in Major League Baseball’s home run chase on Tuesday night, hitting his 27th and 28th of the season and driving in three of the Los Angeles Angels’ five runs in an 11-5 loss to the New York Yankees. The Japanese two-way […]

It is remarkable enough that Shohei Ohtani is the first front-line starting pitcher in generations to do double duty as an everyday player. But he is not merely filling both roles for the Los Angeles Angels, he is excelling at them. His numbers put him among the best hitters in […]

New York – Shohei Ohtani homered in his first at-bat Monday as the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Yankees 5-3 in the opener of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium. Ohtani, who also homered against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, hammered a curveball by Michael King (0-4) […]

Wataru Matsumoto held the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a run over six innings and Kaima Taira tied a Nippon Professional Baseball record of 38 straight games without giving up a run as the Saitama Seibu Lions won 5-2 in the Pacific League on Monday. Matsumoto (7-3) surrendered an RBI single […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Shohei Ohtani was named a finalist Sunday in voting for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game after receiving the most votes among American League designated hitters in the initial phase of balloting. The Los Angeles Angels two-way star — who belted his 25th home run the […]

Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. That safety warning, or some version of it, appears on the passenger side mirrors of vehicles in several nations, including the United States. It’s a warning the Hanshin Tigers should heed. They may still be driving at the front of the […]