Baseball

Hirotoshi Takanashi held the Hanshin Tigers to a run over six innings as the Central League-leading Yakult Swallows won 5-3 Tuesday to continue their recent recovery. After snapping a seven-game losing skid on Sunday, the Swallows scored four runs by the third inning at Jingu Stadium off Hanshin ace Koyo […]

Anaheim, Calif. – Shohei Ohtani struck out eight over six strong innings but did not factor in the result for the Los Angeles Angels, who collapsed late in a 6-2 loss against the Seattle Mariners on Monday. Seattle scored four runs in the ninth at Angel Stadium, going ahead 3-2 […]

Washington – First baseman Yoshitomo Tsutsugo has signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, his agent Joel Wolfe said Monday. The former standout for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan’s Central League is expected to play for Triple-A Buffalo Bisons while seeking a return to the majors […]

Washington – First baseman Yoshitomo Tsutsugo has signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, while pitcher Kohei Arihara is set to make his major league return for the Texas Rangers, Joel Wolfe, the agent for both players, said Monday. Tsutsugo, who parted ways with the Pittsburgh Pirates […]

Hideki Kuriyama let out a relieved sigh and stretched as the TV cameras were switched off and he was free to relax a little. The Samurai Japan manager had spent the past several days in the U.S. and was whisked straight from the airport to a Tokyo hotel to recount […]

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani scored one run and drove in another to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 and wrap up a 2-1 series win on Sunday. The two-way star scored the tying run at 2-2 on Luis Rengifo’s two-run double in the third and […]

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani’s 26th home run put the Los Angeles Angels on the path to a 5-3, 11-inning come-from-behind win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Trailing 3-0 at Angel Stadium, Ohtani hit a solo homer with two outs in the eighth, just clearing the fence behind center […]

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin spoke with suspended Fernando Tatis Jr. on Saturday and said the star shortstop “feels remorseful” over testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Major League Baseball announced Friday that Tatis was suspended 80 games for testing positive for Clostebol, a banned substance. In a time […]

Fukuoka – Hawks center fielder Ukyo Shuto made a huge catch early in the game and blasted a ninth-inning sayonara home run to end it, lifting the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 5-4 walk-off win over the Orix Buffaloes on Saturday. The Hawks, second in the Pacific League, blew a […]

San Diego Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was suspended 80 games without pay after testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Clostebol, the commissioner’s office announced Friday evening. The league says the substance is in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The suspension begins immediately. […]