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Chiba – Leonys Martin attended the introductory news conference for new Chiba Lotte Marines infielder Adeiny Hechavarria on Saturday morning and said he was happy his friend and fellow Cuban was joining the team. Then he went out and celebrated against the Seibu Lions. Martin homered in his first two […]

Just before the Yomiuri Giants and Yokohama BayStars went into the bottom of the ninth tied 7-7 on March 26, the first night of the season, there was an announcement over the PA system at Tokyo Dome. It was a reminder there would not be any extra innings played and […]

In the franchise’s 53rd season, the San Diego Padres finally have a no-hitter. Right-hander Joe Musgrove made history Friday, striking out 10 and walking none in a 3-0 win over the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers got their only baserunner when Joey Gallo was hit by a pitch […]

Shohei Ohtani had a three-run double and a solo home run, Andrew Heaney threw six scoreless innings and the visiting Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 Friday night at Dunedin, Florida. Jared Walsh added a two-run homer for the Angels, who have won the first two games […]

Shohei Ohtani drove in the tying run in the top of the seventh on Thursday as the Los Angeles Angels battled back to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 in an 11-inning duel. Batting second in the lineup as designated hitter, Ohtani stepped to the plate with his team trailing […]

Hard-throwing rookie Yasunobu Okugawa overcame a four-run first inning and a long rain delay to earn his first pro victory as the Yakult Swallows came from behind to beat the Hiroshima Carp 11-7 in the Central League on Thursday. The 19-year-old Okugawa (1-1), one of the stars of Japan’s 2019 […]

Los Angeles – Kenta Maeda earned a win before any other Japanese pitcher in MLB this season as the visiting Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday. Maeda (1-0), who settled for a no-decision on opening day, pitched six strong innings against the Tigers in the series finale […]

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani continued to look like his old self on Tuesday with two hits and his third stolen base of the season in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Batting second as the designated hitter, the Japanese two-way star had a one-out single […]

The Colorado Rockies’ Coors Field will host July’s All-Star Game, Major League Baseball said on Tuesday, after the annual event was relocated from Atlanta in protest over Georgia’s new voting restrictions. MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred on Friday ordered the sport to relocate its 2021 All-Star Game after Georgia instituted the […]

Right-hander Masato Morishita was in command for the Hiroshima Carp on Tuesday, throwing the first complete-game shutout of the Central League season in a 2-0 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Last year’s CL Rookie of the Year improved to 2-0 after striking out five, while allowing six hits and […]