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YOKOHAMA – Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez knew his team was going to need a big performance in order to slow down the streaking Chunichi Dragons and their star pitcher Yuya Yanagi. With BayStars starter Kentaro Taira leading the way, Ramirez’s club delivered. Taira (2-2) threw six shutout innings, Jose […]

SENDAI – Manabu Mima carried a perfect game into the ninth inning as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 5-1 on Friday, handing the Pacific League leaders their fifth consecutive loss. Mima (6-3) allowed two hits and a walk, while striking out six in a 117-pitch […]

NEW YORK – Gio Urshela homered and drove in three runs as the New York Yankees topped the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 in the opener of a doubleheader on Thursday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected after directing a profane rant toward rookie plate umpire Brennan Miller. Boone’s outburst occurred […]

NEW YORK – Mike DiMuro, among two father-son duos to work home plate in a major league no-hitter, is retiring after two decades as an umpire. He is being replaced on the big league staff by Chad Whitson, the commissioner’s office said Thursday. The 51-year-old DiMuro made his major league […]

YOKOHAMA – Zoilo Almonte went 4-for-4 and doubled in the go-ahead run as the Chunichi Dragons beat the Yokohama BayStars 7-3 on Thursday. By winning eight straight games for the first time in 10 years, the Dragons moved into a tie with the BayStars for second place in the Central […]

BOSTON – Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player on the last major league team to field one, has died. He was 85. The Red Sox said Green, who lived in California most of his life, died Wednesday at in a hospital in San Leandro, […]

CHICAGO – Yu Darvish finally had a reason to celebrate at Wrigley Field. Darvish tossed six innings of two-hit, shutout ball to earn his first win at the iconic ballpark as a Cub and lead Chicago past the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Wednesday. Kris Bryant and Addison Russell homered for […]

YOKOHAMA – Jose Lopez launched a two-run bomb in the fourth inning to lead the Yokohama BayStars to a 3-1 victory over the Hiroshima Carp in the Central League on Wednesday. With the BayStars trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the inning, Lopez sent Kris Johnson’s 0-2 fastball to the […]

SEATTLE – Edgar Martinez trained for every aspect of his career. As a player, he spent nearly two decades doing daily eye exercises to overcome strabismus, a condition that prevented his eyes from seeing in tandem. Rather than letting that become the excuse that kept him out of baseball, Martinez […]

PHILADELPHIA – Bryce Harper threw his helmet off rounding the bases, thrust his arms in the air and screamed while teammates stormed out of the dugout to mob him. That’s what Philadelphia has been waiting for from its $330 million man. Harper hit a two-run double off Dodgers closer Kenley […]