Baseball

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

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

Padres and Mets brace for postseason showdown after strong regular-season campaigns

By any measure, the New York Mets and San Diego Padres had regular seasons that…

Carp turn to former slugger Takahiro Arai as next manager

Hiroshima – Former slugger Takahiro Arai has been hired to manage the Hiroshima Carp, a…

Shohei Ohtani qualifies as both hitter and pitcher to wrap up MLB season

Oakland, California – Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB’s World Series era to…

Fan who caught Aaron Judge’s record-setting home run unsure about plans

The Dallas man who caught v ‘s American League record-breaking 62nd home run ball on…

All rise! Yankees’ Aaron Judge becomes AL’s new home run king

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge smashed his 62nd home run of the year on…

Shohei Ohtani’s hit streak ends at 18 games

Shohei Ohtani's career-best 18-game hit streak came to an end on Tuesday, while his chief…

Shohei Ohtani extends hit streak to 18 as Angels’ win streak ends

Oakland, California – Shohei Ohtani extended his career-high hitting streak to 18 games with a…

Roki Sasaki and Munetaka Murakami highlight Samurai Japan’s November squad

Samurai Japan named its roster for four warmup contests next month, as the national team…

Munetaka Murakami earns place in NPB history with dominant season

The fans at Jingu Stadium do not know what they are seeing yet. There is…