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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks right-hander Nao Higashihama threw a no-hitter to lead his team to a 2-0 win over the Seibu Lions in the Pacific League on Wednesday. The 31-year-old from Okinawa struck out six and issued a pair of walks on 97 pitches at Fukuoka’s PayPay Dome, improving to 4-1 […]

SoftBank Hawks right-hander Nao Higashihama threw a no-hitter Wednesday to lead his side to a 2-0 win over the Seibu Lions in the Pacific League. The 31-year-old from Okinawa struck out six and issued a pair of walks on 97 pitches at Fukuoka’s PayPay Dome, improving to 4-1 with his […]

New York – The Toronto Blue Jays’ latest bullpen collapse cost Yusei Kikuchi his second win of the season as the team lost a seesaw game against the American League East-leading New York Yankees 6-5 Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Kikuchi tossed 5⅓ innings, allowing two earned runs on two […]

Major League Baseball said it’s settling a complaint by minor league players over “poverty” wages, avoiding a trial with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake that could have tarnished the league’s reputation. Lawyers for both sides in the long-running litigation said in a court filing Tuesday that they’ve reached […]

Sendai – Masahiro Tanaka threw a four-hitter as the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 7-0 to extend their club-record winning streak to 11 games on Tuesday. The former New York Yankee Tanaka (4-1) needed just 107 pitches to earn the win at Rakuten Seimei […]

Shohei Ohtani hit the first grand slam of his professional career in either Japan or the United States while adding another home run and five total RBIs in the Los Angles Angels’ 11-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. Ohtani, who is in his fifth season with the […]

New York – Major League Baseball will play regular-season games in London in 2023, 2024 and 2026 as part of a long-term strategic partnership with the city aimed at boosting the sport’s global appeal. The league agreed to hold “major events” in the English capital over the next five years, […]

Hotaka Yamakawa is the hottest hitter in Japan, and his torrid run at the plate during the Golden Week holiday period could signal a return to glory for the former home run king. Yamakawa sent five balls over the fences during a six-game homestand at Belluna Dome last week, nearly […]

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani delivered in the clutch for the Los Angeles Angels, setting the stage for a 5-4 walk-off win over the Washington Nationals with his game-tying two-run double on Sunday. Ohtani knotted the score at 4-4 with two outs in the ninth when he belted a sharp […]

Cincinnati, Ohio – Yoshitomo Tsutsugo hit his first home run of the year, a two-run shot, to help power the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. The high fly to left center came in the Pirates’ four-run first inning of their doubleheader nightcap, after […]