Baseball

Canada edges Japan in exhibition series opener

NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – Canada drew first blood in a two-game exhibition series against Japan…

Longtime player, broadcast Ron Fairly, a two-time All-Star, dies at 81

NEW YORK – Ron Fairly, a two-time All-Star during his 21-year playing career and a…

Hawks’ Nobuhiro Matsuda receives seventh straight Golden Glove

It’s awards season in Japanese baseball and just like at the end of the actual…

Washington Nationals top Houston Astros in Game 7 to win World Series

HOUSTON – Almost out of contention in May, champs in October.Howie Kendrick, Anthony Rendon and…

Nationals ace Max Scherzer returns to World Series with chance to go down in history

HOUSTON – This is Max Scherzer’s shot.Hurting so much over the weekend that it seemed…

Hawks’ stadium to be renamed PayPay Dome next season

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks will change the name of their baseball stadium to the PayPay…

Astros’ Alex Bregman regrets carrying bat to first base after World Series homer

HOUSTON – Alex Bregman knocked a home run into the Crawford Boxes in the first…

Stephen Strasburg shines as Nationals beat Astros to force Game 7 in World Series

HOUSTON – It’s been an unconventional road to Game 7 of the World Series for…

Stephen Strasburg, Nats top Astros to force World Series Game 7

HOUSTON – Stephen Strasburg took a gem into the ninth inning and Juan Soto ran…

Lions outfielder Shogo Akiyama to file for international free agency

NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – Seibu Lions outfielder Shogo Akiyama said Tuesday he will file for…