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Denver – Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich says he supports Ian Desmond’s decision to sit out the 2020 season to focus on his young family and help rejuvenate youth baseball in his hometown in Florida. Bridich says he recently had a pair of conversations with the 34-year-old outfielder who […]

LOS ANGELES – Shohei Ohtani will resume his two-way career with the Los Angeles Angels when baseball returns. Angels general manager Billy Eppler confirmed Tuesday that the Japanese star will pitch and hit in the majors this season. Ohtani was only a designated hitter last year after undergoing Tommy John […]

A pitching coach for the Yomiuri Giants helped save the life of an injured man inside a subway station in Tokyo on Sunday, the team said Tuesday. The Giants’ third-team pitching coach Yushi Aida performed CPR on a man who became unconscious after falling from an escalator at Toei Shinjuku […]

Seoul – South Korea’s professional baseball league says it will require fans to wear masks and to sit at least a seat apart as it prepares to bring back spectators in the coming weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Korea Baseball Organization on Tuesday said fans will also not be […]

Phoenix – A small group of players, including Nationals slugger Ryan Zimmerman and Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Leake, have announced they won’t be playing during Major League Baseball’s 60-game season. The Minnesota Twins have shuffled their on-field staff to protect the health of some of their older coaches. As the sport […]

Phoenix – A small group of players, including Nationals slugger Ryan Zimmerman and Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Leake, have announced they won’t be playing during Major League Baseball’s 60-game season. The Minnesota Twins have shuffled their on-field staff to protect the health of some of their older coaches. As the sport […]

Toronto – The Blue Jays are moving players to their spring training facility in Florida while they await word from the Canadian government about playing in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday that city, provincial and federal authorities « kind of gave their approval,” but the […]

After the first full week of action in the pandemic-delayed 2020 NPB season, there’s no team riding higher than the 8-1 Chiba Lotte Marines. This past week in Japanese baseball saw the introduction of six-game series in the Pacific League, a measure put in place to limit travel amid the […]

Freshmen joining the Yokohama Hayato baseball team have to dedicate themselves to all aspects of the team philosophy. Right down to the proper way to say good morning. « Your articulation is terrible, » a senior member tells a first-year player whose greeting wasn’t up to form. « Make sure to emphasize each […]

Chiba – Brandon Laird’s eighth-inning home run unlocked a tied game Sunday as the Chiba Lotte Marines edged the Orix Buffaloes 6-5 in the Pacific League for their eighth straight win. Leading off the bottom of the eighth after the Buffaloes tied the game 5-5 in the top of the […]