Baseball

Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was named winner of the Outstanding Designated Hitter Award for the second consecutive year. Ohtani outdistanced Houston Astros standout Yordan Alvarez while becoming the first player to win the award in consecutive seasons since David Ortiz won it five straight years from 2003-07. The […]

Sure as leaves flutter to the ground and turkey gobbles fill the air, a fall baseball tradition, too, is about to be renewed. The twelve teams of Nippon Professional Baseball have begun their annual courting of foreign talent to play in Japan next season. Many who accept offers will surely […]

Nike Inc. and Fanatics Inc. signed their first three-way apparel deal with an individual professional sports club, inking a long-term agreement with Japan’s most successful baseball team, the Yomiuri Giants. As part of the arrangement, Nike will become the Giants’ official uniform supplier while Fanatics will make the on-field uniforms […]

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters will begin their 2023 season at their new stadium on March 30 against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, a day before the other Nippon Professional Baseball teams play, according to the schedule released Monday by the Pacific League. Until this year, the Fighters played their […]

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters will begin their 2023 season at their new stadium on March 30 against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, a day before the other Nippon Professional Baseball teams play, according to the schedule released Monday by the Pacific League. Until this year, the Fighters played their regular-season […]

New York – The San Diego Padres have met with highly sought Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga, sports news site The Athletic said Friday. The Senga sweepstakes appear to be heating up as Thursday’s talks with the Padres in San Diego came after The Athletic reported on Senga’s meeting with the […]

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who belted an American League record 62 home runs, was named the AL MVP ahead of Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday. Judge broke Roger Maris’s iconic single-season AL home run record, leading MLB not only in homers but also RBIs […]

Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan during next spring’s World Baseball Classic, the Los Angeles Angels star announced on his Instagram page on Thursday. In a post written in Japanese and English, Ohtani thanked his fans for their support this year before announcing that he had put his name […]

Osaka – Orix Buffaloes outfielder Masataka Yoshida, one of the best hitters in Japanese baseball, will try to move to the major leagues this offseason through the posting system, the club said Thursday. The Buffaloes decided to post the 29-year-old two-time Pacific League batting champion at his request, after a […]

Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander became the 11th pitcher to win three or more Cy Young Awards when he was announced as the unanimous American League winner on Wednesday. The 39-year-old became the 16th unanimous Cy Young winner just an hour after National League winner Sandy Alcantara of the Miami […]