Baseball

SAN DIEGO – Yu Darvish allowed three runs over seven innings, pitching the San Diego Padres to a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday and collecting his eighth win of the season. Darvish (8-4) surrendered five hits and two walks while striking out nine for the Padres at […]

The Texas Rangers’ Corey Seager will swing for the fences in his return to Dodger Stadium next week, accepting the eighth and final spot in Monday’s Home Run Derby. Earlier Thursday, Seager was named as an injury replacement on the American League team for the Toronto Blue Jays’ George Springer. […]

Tokorozawa, Saitama Pref – Tatsuya Imai worked six innings, as he and four relievers walked a tightrope in the Seibu Lions’ 2-1 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Thursday, pulling them into a virtual tie with the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. The win at Belluna Dome outside Tokyo […]

The Kansas City Royals will be without 10 unvaccinated players who won’t travel to Toronto for a four-game series that begins Thursday, manager Mike Matheny told reporters. Due to Canada’s vaccine requirement, the 10 players will be placed on the restricted list and won’t be paid or receive service time. […]

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani recorded 10-plus strikeouts in his fourth consecutive start, fanning 12 in six innings of one-run ball in the Los Angeles Angels’ 7-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Ohtani (9-4) turned in another stellar two-way performance at Angel Stadium, where he matched his MLB […]

Fukuoka – Richard Sunagawa homered in back-to-back at-bats for the first time in his career to help the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks snap a five-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday. Sunagawa, who was called up to the top team on Sunday due […]

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – Shosei Togo threw the first shutout of his professional career as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Hanshin Tigers 4-0 in the Central League on Tuesday to end their four-game winless skid. The 22-year-old Togo (9-3) had some scares but went the distance, allowing eight hits, two […]

Los Angeles – Concession workers at Dodger Stadium have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike just over a week before the venue is set to host Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. More than 1,500 workers for concessions giant Compass Group and Levy Restaurants voted 99% in support of the authorization, […]

Don’t look now, but Kotaro Kiyomiya is suddenly swinging a hot bat. The 23-year-old was right in the middle of the action as the last-place Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pulled off a road sweep of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks over the weekend, with at least a hit and an RBI […]

Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been named to the All-Star Game as a pitcher and batter for the second consecutive season, MLB announced Sunday. The 28-year-old Japanese star, who was the American League MVP in 2021, became the first player in All-Star history to be named to […]