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Bench players come through in clutch for Tigers

Kai Ueda didn’t have much time to get ready for what might’ve been the biggest…

BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo to be posted after team backs bid to move to MLB

YOKOHAMA – Yokohama BayStars left fielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo has a dream of playing in the…

Hawks fly past Eagles into Climax Series’ final stage

FUKUOKA – Seiichi Uchikawa drove in the tying and winning runs on Monday to lift…

Tigers slip past BayStars into final stage of Climax Series

YOKOHAMA – Anyone who thought the Hanshin Tigers used all nine lives just to make…

Carp announce Shinji Sasaoka as new manager

HIROSHIMA – The Hiroshima Carp promoted pitching coach Shinji Sasaoka and named him the club’s…

Sixth-inning barrage lifts Dodgers over Nats

WASHINGTON – With all of that October experience, no wonder Justin Turner and the rest…

Hawks bounce back to even series with Eagles

FUKUOKA – The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks extended their season for another day, beating the Tohoku…

Japan’s all-time wins leader Masaichi Kaneda dies at 86

Japanese baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Masaichi Kaneda, whose 400 wins are the most in…

Didi Gregorius grand slam powers Yankees to win

NEW YORK – Masahiro Tanaka held the visitors to a run over five innings on…

Tomo Otosaka delivers another clutch home run for BayStars

YOKOHAMA – Sometimes, you just have a feeling.Two years ago, Tomo Otosaka hit a big…