Fukuoka – Masaki Mimori scored with a stolen base and Kenta Imamiya broke a 1-1 deadlock with his RBI single as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks punched their ticket to the postseason Monday with a 2-1 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines. The victory at Fukuoka’s PayPay Dome ensures […]
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Shohei Ohtani matches personal best with hit in 11th straight game; Angels beat Twins
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – Two-way star Shohei Ohtani recorded a hit for the 11th straight game, tying his longest streak in the MLB, as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 10-3. Batting third as designated hitter, Ohtani went 2-for-5 and plated a run. He tied his record with a […]
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Swallows overcame various challenges to repeat as Central League champions
Munetaka Murakami clutched two water bottles in his hand as he sprinted onto the field to help douse Tokyo Yakult Swallows rookie Kazuya Maruyama, who clinched the Central League pennant for Yakult with a sayonara double on Sunday at Jingu Stadium. Murakami later wrapped Swallows captain Tetsuto Yamada in a […]
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Tony La Russa will not return to White Sox this season
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa will not return to the dugout this season, the team announced on Saturday. Per the White Sox, doctors have advised La Russa against returning after the 77-year-old underwent additional testing and medical procedures. La Russa has been out since Aug. 28 with a […]
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Masataka Yoshida lift Orix over Rakuten
Sendai – Yoshinobu Yamamoto outpitched former New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka with seven shutout innings as the Orix Buffaloes routed the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 9-1 in the Pacific League on Saturday. Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-5 with his 21st home run of the season and six RBIs. Yuma Tongu […]
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Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols joins baseball’s elite 700-homer club
Los Angeles – St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols became just the fourth Major League Baseball player to hit 700 home runs on Friday, with two homers against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 42-year-old Dominican, playing in what he says is his final season, joined Barry Bonds (762 home runs), Hank […]
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Shohei Ohtani logs 200th strikeout and 14th win as Angels beat Twins
MINNEAPOLIS – Shohei Ohtani reached 200 strikeouts in a season for the first time and extended his MLB career-best win total to 14 as the Los Angeles Angels held off the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Friday. Ohtani (14-8) got some much-needed help from the Los Angeles bullpen and Taylor Ward’s […]
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Yankees’ Aaron Judge captivates baseball with home run pursuit
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has captivated the baseball world as he blasts his way up the all-time single-season home run list, which is welcome news for Major League Baseball after years of declining TV viewership and ticket sales. Long touted as “America’s national pastime,” MLB has been struggling […]
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Yokohama’s relievers keep BayStars’ slim hopes alive in CL race
Reliever Hiromu Ise inherited a no-out bases-loaded jam and pitched out of it to help secure the DeNA BayStars 3-0 Central League win over the Yomiuri Giants on Thursday. The win at Yokohama Stadium moved second-place DeNA to within six games of the league-leading Yakult Swallows on the eve of […]
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Yankees Aaron Judge on the brink of MLB history after 60th homer
New York – New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is on the brink of Major League Baseball history after smashing his 60th home run of the season. The solo blast to left-centerfield off Pittsburgh’s Wil Crowe in the bottom of the ninth helped spark a Yankees fightback Tuesday when Giancarlo […]