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Masataka Yoshida turned Masahiro Tanaka’s impressive start on its head with a come-from-behind three-run homer that lifted the Orix Buffaloes to a 4-3 win over the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Saturday. Tanaka (2-3) cruised through the first five innings but surrendered back-to-back one-out sixth-inning singles to Shuhei […]

Anaheim, Calif. – Seventy-two years after his death, Babe Ruth, again, is having a moment. So, too, are Ted Radcliffe, Harvey Haddix, Sudden Sam McDowell, Bullet Joe Rogan, Leon Day and many others. These baseball relics are rushing past like freeway signs while going 99 mph — which is how […]

Boston – Shohei Ohtani launched his first career home run over the famed Green Monster at Boston’s Fenway Park, but the Los Angeles Angels came up short Friday in a tight 4-3 contest against the Red Sox. Looking fresh after an off day on Thursday, the Angels’ two-position star went […]

Jerry Sands broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning with his ninth home run of the season, lifting the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers to a 2-1 win over the Chunichi Dragons on Thursday. Tigers’ starter Takumi Akiyama allowed one run over seven innings after he pitched out of a […]

Houston – Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 on the mound, singled at the plate and played right field in the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Ohtani, who batted second in the order and finished 1-for-4 with two strikeouts, threw seven strong innings and […]

New York – The Tampa Bay Rays designated infielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo for assignment on Tuesday and removed him from the 40-man roster to make room for a different player. Tsutsugo was placed on a waiver list, which allows any other major league team to claim the player’s existing contract. If […]

There was something different about the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters during pregame warmups Friday at Sapporo Dome. The players were wearing their special Hokkaido appreciation tops — which are predominantly blue this year — with white pants for their matchup with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. They went through all […]

Veteran Yoshio Itoi broke a 1-1 fifth inning tie with his second home run of the season, leading the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Sunday. Trailing 1-0 after 11 of the first 12 batters made out, rookie Teruaki Sato drew […]

Former NPB and MLB manager Bobby Valentine is running for mayor in his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut, he said Friday. Valentine, who was also a player and spent parts of five decades in baseball, announced his candidacy in a flashy campaign ad that features testimonials from several members of the […]

Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Angels designated slumping veteran Albert Pujols for assignment on Thursday. The 41-year-old Pujols was batting just .198 and slugging .372 through 24 games in 21st MLB season. Pujols, who is making $30 million this season, has five home runs and 12 RBIs. The star […]