Baseball

Former Hiroshima Carp ace Manabu Kitabeppu dies at 65

Manabu Kitabeppu, baseball commentator and former ace pitcher for the Hiroshima Carp, died at a…

Ohtani slugs league-leading 23rd homer to become second Japanese with 150 MLB homers

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit his MLB-leading 23rd home run Saturday,…

Former Dragons ace Shigeru Sugishita, known as the ‘God of the Forkball,’ dies at 97

Hall of Fame pitcher Shigeru Sugishita, who was best known for his mastery of what…

Lions slugger David MacKinnon embraces positivity during first months in Japanese baseball

Baseball is an unforgiving sport. Perseverance is not just a good quality for a hitter…

Shohei Ohtani delivers on mound and crushes home run in win over Rangers

Shohei Ohtani shone on the mound and at the plate, Mickey Moniak delivered the tying…

Yuma Tongu and Yutaro Sugimoto power Buffaloes to win over Tigers

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture – Yuma Tongu and Yutaro Sugimoto belted ninth-inning solo home runs to…

Angels’ Shohei Ohtani connects on AL-leading 21st homer in loss against Rangers

Arlington, Texas – Shohei Ohtani belted his American League-leading 21st home run and got multiple…

Nevada assembly approves funding deal for A’s

The Oakland Athletics inched closer to a move to Las Vegas when the Nevada state…

BayStars’ Trevor Bauer strikes out 12 to earn first complete-game victory in NPB

Yokohama – Trevor Bauer struck out 12 in a three-hit victory as the Central League’s…

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 8-inning gem as Buffaloes blank Tigers

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 11 over eight innings…