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For a nation so famous for its baseball exports — from Hideo Nomo to Shohei Ohtani — Japan hasn’t done a very good job at promoting Nippon Professional Baseball outside its own borders. The Pacific League, the more forward-thinking of NPB’s two leagues, could spark change in that area in […]

Kansas City, Missouri – Trevor Bauer pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Wednesday night to split a doubleheader marked by strong starting pitching. In the opener of the two seven-inning games, Brad Keller didn’t allow a hit until the […]

New York – With his move to Minnesota, Kenta Maeda welcomed the opportunity to be a full-time starter and finally be done dabbling in the bullpen. His capability and durability was on full display Tuesday night. Maeda lost a no-hitter in the ninth inning for the Twins, who blew a […]

ARLINGTON, TEXAS – Texas rookie pitcher Ian Gibaut was suspended for three games Tuesday, a day after he threw a fastball behind San Diego’s Manny Machado following a grand slam in a dustup over baseball’s unwritten rules. Gibaut appealed the penalty imposed by Major League Baseball and was active for […]

New York – Ted Williams was piloting fighter jets in Korea the last time the New York Yankees dominated the Boston Red Sox like this. Luke Voit homered twice, Aroldis Chapman returned from the COVID-19 injured list to pitch the ninth inning and the Yankees beat the Red Sox 6-3 […]

New York – Clint Frazier wants to make sure his time as the New York Yankees’ future doesn’t stretch beyond four years. He also hopes to avoid skipping their present and moving directly to their past. Frazier was acquired from Cleveland in the July 2016 deal for reliever Andrew Miller […]

New York – Yoshitomo Tsutsugo belted a three-run home run in the Tampa Bay Rays’ 7-5 come-from-behind win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Japanese slugger put the Rays up by a run in the fourth inning at Sahlen Field before Toronto reclaimed the lead with back-to-back homers. […]

There is no thought of social distancing, it seems, when celebrating a no-hitter. When Tokyo Yakult Swallows pitcher Yasuhiro “Ryan” Ogawa became the 82nd NPB hurler to join the no-hitter club, catcher Akihisa Nishida wasted no time enveloping him in a bear hug on the mound. The rest of the […]

Phoenix – Speedy Padres pinch runner Jorge Mateo was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first base on a single to end the game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off San Diego 7-6 on Saturday night. The Padres nearly completed a late rally after trailing 7-1. San […]

Cincinnati – The Cincinnati Reds became the third Major League Baseball team to have games called off because one of its players tested positive for COVID-19. The last two games of a series between the Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park were postponed Saturday after one Cincinnati […]