Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – The Hanshin Tigers admitted fans to a farm team game on Tuesday to test countermeasures against the novel coronavirus before Japanese pro baseball starts welcoming spectators in July. Three hundred members of the Tigers’ fan club, including local children, were selected to watch the Hanshin farm […]
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MLB plans 60-game slate, shortest since 1878, as union balks
New York – Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players’ association rejected a negotiated deal of the same length, putting the sport on track for a combative return to the field amid the coronavirus pandemic. Six days after […]
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Balk in baseball coronavirus talks as negotiations drag on
New York – An email from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to union head Tony Clark led to a balk in the drawn-out talks to start the pandemic-delayed season, which now won’t begin by July 19. The executive committee of the players’ association was set to vote and reject Major League […]
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Kazuma Okamoto, Gerardo Parra lead Giants to series sweep of Tigers
Kazuma Okamoto blasted a two-run home run to give the Yomiuri Giants the lead and Gerardo Parra drove in three runs in a 7-1 win over the Hanshin Tigers in the Central League on Sunday. Playing behind closed doors at Tokyo Dome, the Giants completed a three-game sweep of the […]
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Tetsuto Yamada’s bid for history off to good start in short season
Tetsuto Yamada hit a two-run home run and stole his first base to lead the Yakult Swallows to a 6-2 Central League win over the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday afternoon. Playing behind closed doors in a season that was delayed three months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Yamada has […]
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Yankees, Mets to train in New York if MLB resumes
New York – The Yankees and Mets would train in New York if Major League Baseball and its players try to start the coronavirus-delayed season. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Saturday, and the teams confirmed the decisions. The Democrat said he would like to stop by to see them […]
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NPB fans feeling impact of COVID-19 as season gets underway
Ryota Kurahashi is thankful the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t affected his daily life too much. Except that it’s taken baseball away from him. The 44-year-old is a longtime member of the Seiha-kai ouendan (cheering group), which supports the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. He’s been a passionate supporter of the Central League club […]
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MLB informs players 2020 season would be 60 games or fewer
New York – The players’ association was told by Major League Baseball on Friday that teams will not agree to more than 60 games in the pandemic-delayed season, leaving open the possibility of an even shorter schedule of perhaps 50 games or fewer. While the NBA and NHL have found […]
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Rain, empty stands greet players as long-delayed NPB season begins
Yokohama – If there’s one saying that rang true as a light rain fell on a cool night in Yokohama it was this one: Better late than never. Nippon Professional Baseball finally got under way across Japan on Friday night, almost three months to the day this coronavirus-delayed campaign was […]
Temps de lecture : 3 Minutes
Rain and empty stands greet players as long-delayed NPB season begins
Yokohama – If there’s one saying that rang true as a light rain fell on a cool night in Yokohama it was this one: Better late than never. Nippon Professional Baseball finally got under way across Japan on Friday night, almost three months to the day this coronavirus-delayed campaign was […]