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Kenta Imamiya drove in two runs, including the go-ahead run, as the Pacific League-leading SoftBank Hawks beat the Rakuten Eagles 5-4 on Thursday to reduce their magic number to two for clinching the PL title. The fourth-place Eagles’ loss at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi guaranteed that the Hawks, the second-place […]

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani extended his career-best MLB hitting streak to 13 games Wednesday, going 1-for-4 in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. Ohtani singled to right in the fourth inning off Adrian Martinez and the two-way star scored the go-ahead run on Matt Thaiss’ […]

Sendai – Shota Hiranuma hit his first home run of the season to back an eight-inning effort by Tatsuya Imai as the Seibu Lions edged the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1-0 in the Pacific League on Wednesday. The third-place Lions now lead the fourth-place Eagles by 1½ games with just […]

Toronto – New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge blasted his 61st home run of the season to equal the Roger Maris’ longstanding American League record on Wednesday. Judge, who has been motoring toward the record all season, had been stuck on 60 home runs after failing to homer in seven […]

Anaheim, California – Two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit safely in his 12th straight game, the longest streak of his major league career, during the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-3 win against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday. Batting third as the designated hitter, Ohtani set a new benchmark in the first inning […]

Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami is seeking a move to the MLB through the posting system and will hold talks to that end with his club in the offseason, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The 28-year-old, considered the pitching rival of Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei […]

Toronto – The New York Yankees clinched top spot in the American League East with a 5-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, but Aaron Judge’s pursuit of Roger Maris’ home run record remained stalled at 60. Judge, who had four walks, scored twice in the win, but […]

President Joe Biden believes it is important to have a “conversation” about the name of the Atlanta Braves and the team’s controversial “tomahawk chop” chant, his spokeswoman said as the White House hosted the World Series winners. “He has consistently emphasized that all people deserve to be treated with dignity […]

Fukuoka – Masaki Mimori scored with a stolen base and Kenta Imamiya broke a 1-1 deadlock with his RBI single as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks punched their ticket to the postseason Monday with a 2-1 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines. The victory at Fukuoka’s PayPay Dome ensures […]

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – Two-way star Shohei Ohtani recorded a hit for the 11th straight game, tying his longest streak in the MLB, as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 10-3. Batting third as designated hitter, Ohtani went 2-for-5 and plated a run. He tied his record with a […]