FUKUOKA – The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks announced the signing of former big-league pitcher Matt Moore on Thursday. The 30-year-old lefty recorded 54 wins for the Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers after making his MLB debut in 2011. He was limited to just two games for the […]
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Koji Uehara faces future after long career in baseball
Life after baseball has already begun for Koji Uehara, and the former major league pitcher is relishing the calm after his abrupt midseason retirement earlier this year and subsequent media tour. For the first time in 21 years, he is not training in the offseason, and the 44-year-old who dedicated […]
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Curt Flood ignited MLB’s free-agent revolution 50 years ago
NEW YORK – Curt Flood set off the free-agent revolution 50 years ago Tuesday with a 128-word letter to MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn, two paragraphs that pretty much ended the career of a World Series champion regarded as among the sport’s stars but united a union behind his cause. St. […]
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Ryu Hyun-jin, Blue Jays put finishing touches on $80 million, four-year deal
NEW YORK – Hyun-Jin Ryu is headed north of the border to a Toronto Blue Jays team in dire need of starting pitching. One that was willing to pay for it, too. Ryu and the Blue Jays agreed to an $80 million, four-year contract, according to a person familiar with […]
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Kazuhisa Ishii making moves during busy offseason for Rakuten
Kazuhisa Ishii did not become the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles’ general manger in 2018 to just sit back and be idle. The former NPB and MLB pitcher has been busy in his role as a mover and shaker in the Eagles’ front office. Busy doing what, however, is still up […]
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Major League umpires agree to testing of automated system
NEW YORK – Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons. Umpires agreed to cooperate with Major League Baseball in the development and testing of an automated ball-strike system as part of a five-year labor contract announced Saturday, two […]
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Average player salary falls for second straight year
NEW YORK – The average salary in the major leagues has dropped in consecutive years for the first time since the players’ association started keeping records more than a half-century ago. The 988 players on Aug. 31 rosters and injured lists averaged $4,051,490, the union said Friday, down 1.1 percent […]
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Carp outfielder Seiya Suzuki poised to become household name
It’s possible around this time next year, we might be reminiscing about the Summer of Seiya 2020. It’s not at all far-fetched. There aren’t many players going into the new year with as much momentum behind them as Seiya Suzuki, the Hiroshima Carp’s resident superstar outfielder. Suzuki got a raise […]
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Yankees, Gerrit Cole reach agreement on $324 million, nine-year deal
NEW YORK – Gerrit Cole brought along a sign for the news conference to announce his signing with the New York Yankees: a crinkled poster board that read “Yankee Fan Today Tomorrow Forever.” Then 11, Cole was caught on camera holding up that placard in the seats at Game 6 […]
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Angels’ Shohei Ohtani finishes rehab for right elbow surgery
LOS ANGELES – Shohei Ohtani has completed rehab from the right elbow surgery he underwent in October 2018, the Los Angeles Angels announced Thursday. The 25-year-old has made progress in his bid to return to the mound next season. He played as a designated hitter this year while recovering from […]