Baseball

Astros, Yankees, Phillies and Dodgers win MLB series openers

Yordan Alvarez smashed a three-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning Tuesday…

Ex-Angels employee sentenced for 2019 overdose death of pitcher

Los Angeles – Former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay, who in February was…

Dodgers seek championship to enter dynasty discussion

Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Dodgers enter the 2022 MLB playoffs on Tuesday hoping…

Hanshin edges DeNA to reach CL playoff finals

Yokohama – Hanshin reliever Atsuki Yuasa got in and out of a bases-loaded jam in…

Hawks’ Yuki Yanagita continues to thrive under bright lights

Yuki Yanagita, as he so often does, rose to the moment for the Fukuoka SoftBank…

Munetaka Murakami’s choice of bat unique among Japan’s past slugging greats

Munetaka Murakami, the youngest man to win a batting Triple Crown while mashing a historic…

Joe Musgrove tosses gem as Padres eliminate Mets

New York – Joe Musgrove tossed seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball and retired six…

Yuki Yanagita slam leads Hawks into final stage

Fukuoka – Yuki Yanagita opened the scoring with a third-inning grand slam as the Fukuoka…

Mariners advance with record comeback; joined by Guardians, Phillies

The Seattle Mariners pulled off the greatest road comeback in Major League Baseball playoff history…

Koyo Aoyagi, Atsuki Yuasa pitch Tigers to victory as postseason opens

Yokohama – Koyo Aoyagi threw six scoreless innings and reliever Atsuki Yuasa saved the day…