Baseball

Eagles’ Yuki Matsui youngest to 200 career saves in Japan

Eagles pitcher Yuki Matsui celebrates saving his 200th career game in a Pacific League baseball…

Ryoya Kurihara powers Hawks to fourth straight win

Osaka – Ryoya Kurihara homered and drove in three runs as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks…

Shohei Ohtani goes deep again as Masataka Yoshida hits 1st MLB homer

SEATTLE – Shohei Ohtani went deep for the second straight game for the Los Angeles…

Kodai Senga strikes out eight to win MLB debut with Mets

Kodai Senga struck out eight batters to lead the New York Mets to a 5-1…

Athletics’ Shintaro Fujinami tagged with loss in MLB debut

OAKLAND, California – Shintaro Fujinami got off to a bright start before giving up eight…

Ryoya Kurihara powers Hawks to second straight win

Fukuoka – Ryoya Kurihara homered for the second straight day to lead the Fukuoka SoftBank…

Yamanashi Gakuin rides ace to spring high school title

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – Yamanashi Gakuin beat Hotoku Gakuen 7-3 in the final of the…

Fighters debut ‘best stadium in the world’ as NPB kicks off new season

Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido – The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters touted the opening of their new home,…

Masahiro Tanaka feels right at home as away team pitcher in Hokkaido opener

Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido – Masahiro Tanaka was the visiting pitcher at Es Con Field Hokkaido on…

A’s rally past Angels to spoil Shohei Ohtani’s strong Opening Day outing

Tony Kemp and Aledmys Diaz spoiled Shohei Ohtani’s impressive season debut with RBI hits in…