Baseball

Yohander Mendez enjoyed a night of firsts at Tokyo Dome. He swung at a fastball in the fourth inning against the Seibu Lions and got his first career NPB hit. He finished the night by celebrating his first win in Japan. Mendez made a winning return from a right bicep […]

ARLINGTON, Texas – Shohei Ohtani spurred the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-6, 12-inning comeback win over the Texas Rangers on Monday with a pair of long bombs that gave him the lead in the American League home run race. The Japanese superstar tied it 5-5 with a solo blast […]

ARLINGTON, Texas – Shohei Ohtani spurred the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-6, 12-inning comeback win over the Texas Rangers on Monday with a pair of long bombs that gave him the lead in the American League home run race. The Japanese superstar tied it 5-5 with a solo blast […]

In between chanting fans at Japan’s Tokyo Dome races an army of women in fluorescent uniforms carrying unwieldy backpacks with attached spray-guns. These are the uriko — beer vendors who are as unique to Japanese baseball as the cheering sections that beat drums and blow horns to rally their teams. […]

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani went 3-for-5 with three singles and Zach Neto homered twice to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Ohtani singled to right three times and scored a run at Angel Stadium, extending his hitting streak to a […]

Chiba – Koki Yamaguchi hit a grand slam to back pitching sensation Roki Sasaki as the Chiba Lotte Marines held on for a 6-5 win over the Hiroshima Carp in an interleague game Sunday. Sasaki (5-1) struck out 10 in seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits and walking […]

Chiba – Koki Yamaguchi hit a grand slam to back pitching sensation Roki Sasaki as the Chiba Lotte Marines held on for a 6-5 win over the Hiroshima Carp in an interleague game Sunday. Sasaki (5-1) struck out 10 in seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits and walking […]

DENVER – Yu Darvish became the second Japanese pitcher after Hideo Nomo with 100 MLB wins Friday despite a less-than-stellar effort in the San Diego Padres’ 9-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The Padres spotted Darvish (5-4) an early 6-0 lead at Coors Field, and the right-hander allowed four runs […]

Shohei Ohtani gave up three runs in five innings on the mound and finished a triple shy of the cycle at the plate, but it was a two-run homer by Mickey Moniak that propelled the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday in California. […]

New Hanshin Tigers pitcher Kotaro Otake and new Chunichi Dragons outfielder Seiya Hosokawa were named the Central League’s monthly MVPs for May on Thursday, while lefty Takayuki Kato and his Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters teammate Chusei Mannami were the Pacific League’s honorees. Otake, who had some success in his five […]