Baseball

Tigers keeps postseason hopes alive by beating BayStars

YOKOHAMA – Yuki Nishi worked five innings, and four relievers completed a nine-hit shutout in…

Rays back in playoffs as wild card

TORONTO – Last year, 90 wins wasn’t enough for the Tampa Bay Rays.This year, 96…

Shinnosuke Abe says goodbye to Giants fans on a winning note

Everyone at Tokyo Dome knew what Yomiuri Giants public address announcer Daisuke Takahashi was going…

Former star closer Shingo Takatsu to manage Swallows, source says

Former major league pitcher Shingo Takatsu will manage the Tokyo Yakult Swallows next season, and…

Teary-eyed Felix Hernandez bids farewell to Seattle

SEATTLE – When the time finally arrived for Felix Hernandez to say goodbye to Seattle…

Eagles whip Lions in teams’ final regular-season game

SENDAI – Takahiro Norimoto allowed one hit over five innings for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden…

Twins clinch first AL Central title since 2010

DETROIT – On this night, the stars were Randy Dobnak, Luis Arraez and Eddie Rosario…

Giants veteran Shinnosuke Abe announces retirement

Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe made his retirement official on Wednesday, saying he felt ready…

Dragons crush Swallows

NAGOYA – Four pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout on Wednesday for the Chunichi Dragons…

Shohei Ohtani vows to come back stronger after knee surgery

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani showed how to handle an…