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Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Angels are not expected to trade Shohei Ohtani before Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline, multiple U.S. media outlets reported Monday. With the Angels out of the playoff race, speculation had intensified about a potential trade for the Japanese two-way standout, who will become a free […]

Anaheim, California – Two-way star Shohei Ohtani had two hits and a pair of walks for the Los Angeles Angels, who dropped the finale of a four-game series against the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Sunday. Ohtani tripled and came around to score the Angels’ opening run on a Luis Rengifo […]

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – Munetaka Murakami’s home run hat-trick rescued the Central League-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows in a 4-2, 11-inning win over the Hanshin Tigers on Sunday. The come-from-behind win at Hanshin’s historic Koshien Stadium outside Osaka prevented the Swallows from suffering a three-game sweep. In a time of both […]

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani belted his 22nd homer and later scored the go-ahead run as the Los Angeles Angels came back to beat the Texas Rangers 9-7 Saturday. The two-way superstar put the Halos ahead 3-2 with a three-run bomb in the third, then scored his second run in […]

Fukuoka – Kaito Yoza scattered seven hits over the distance for his first career shutout as the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions beat the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-0 on Saturday. The Lions’ second straight win at the Hawks’ home park, Fukuoka’s PayPay Dome, moved them 1½ games ahead of second-place SoftBank. […]

New York – New York Yankees star Aaron Judge became the second-fastest player in Major League Baseball history to reach 200 career home runs when he belted his 42nd of the season in an 8-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. Judge’s 364-foot, two-run blast off Royals pitcher […]

Shohei Ohtani remained one win shy of becoming the first player in a century to reach double-digits in wins and homers in a single MLB season, as he took the loss in the Los Angeles Angels’ 2-0 defeat against the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Ohtani (9-6), who was seeking his […]

Manager Hideki Kuriyama’s Samurai Japan team will begin its campaign for a third World Baseball Classic championship at Tokyo Dome on March 9 under a new format, organizers announced Thursday. Next year’s tournament will feature five-team first-round pools and knockout play, starting from the second-round pools, to decide who advances […]

Los Angeles – Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout is dealing with a “rare condition” in his back that he will probably have to manage “through the rest of his career,” Angels head trainer Mike Frostad said Wednesday. Trout, a three-time American League MVP, has been sidelined since leaving a […]

Matsuyama – Yuki Yanagita hit a tiebreaking home run that lifted the Pacific League to a 2-1 win over the Central League in the final game of this year’s All-Star series. Yanagita, of the PL-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, blasted a sixth-inning home run off Hanshin Tigers closer Suguru Iwazaki. Yanagita […]