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Right-hander Yu Darvish said Saturday his first season with the San Diego Padres was one of missed opportunities. After an outstanding first half of the season in which he made his second career Opening Day start and earned his fifth career All-Star selection in the majors, things went downhill. A […]

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – Jefry Marte hit his second three-run home run in two days, and Haruto Takahashi threw his second straight shutout as the second-place Hanshin Tigers earned a 3-0 Central League win over the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday. The Tigers, seeking their first CL pennant in 16 years, […]

Arlington, Texas – Shohei Ohtani had an RBI triple and a double as he went 2-for-5 Thursday in the Los Angeles Angels’ 7-6 defeat against the Texas Rangers, getting multiple hits for the second straight game. However, the two-way star was unable to add to his home run total of […]

Former high-school baseball star pitcher Yuki Saito will retire at the end of the season after 11 years in NPB, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters said Friday. The 33-year-old was nicknamed the “Handkerchief Prince” after he used a blue handkerchief to wipe away sweat while steering his team to the […]

After the Los Angeles Angels’ two biggest superstars spoke out about a frustrating 2021 season and the desire to see the team get better, manager Joe Maddon and general manager Perry Minasian said they are eager to see improvements as well. On Saturday, while saying he won’t try to play […]

Arlington, Texas – Shohei Ohtani will not make another pitching start this year, Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon told reporters on Wednesday. Ohtani, who is one win short of tying Babe Ruth’s 103-year-old record of double-digit wins and home runs in a single season, finishes the season as a […]

Los Angeles – Yu Darvish took his 11th loss Tuesday, pitching four innings of two-run ball as the San Diego Padres fell 2-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The loss to a National League West rival continued a miserable run for San Diego, whose stunning late-season collapse culminated with its […]

Wladimir Balentien, who set Nippon Professional Baseball’s single-season home run record with 60 in 2013, will leave the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as the Pacific League team has decided not to renew his contract, a source said Wednesday. The source said the 37-year-old Curacao-born slugger has expressed a desire to continue […]

Veteran Hanshin Tigers right-hander Kenichi Nakata, a former All-Star and multiple Japan Series winner with the Chunichi Dragons and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, will wrap up his 17-year pro baseball career this season, a source revealed Tuesday. The 39-year-old has 100 career wins, reaching the milestone in 2018 with SoftBank, but […]

Yoshio Itoi, Joe Gunkel and Robert Suarez helped the Hanshin Tigers earn a one-run win over the Yomiuri Giants on Sunday afternoon. Later that night, Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in a 16-0 destruction of the Chunichi Dragons. Those results left the Swallows and […]