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New York – Kodai Senga fanned 12 over six commanding frames of one-run ball before his New York Mets rallied late to walk off with an 8-7, 10-inning win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the ninth, the Mets tied it on Francisco […]

Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido – Naoyuki Uwasawa struck out nine over the distance for his first shutout in five years as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Seibu Lions 3-0 on Wednesday. Uwasawa (4-2) allowed four hits and two walks at Es Con Field Hokkaido outside Sapporo, for his fifth career […]

Yokohama – Troubled former Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer surrendered seven runs and the Hiroshima Carp held off the Yokohama DeNA BayStars 7-5 in the Central League on Tuesday. Bauer (1-2) came to Japan under a cloud following a 194-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence, sexual abuse and […]

Baltimore, Maryland – Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani earned his fifth win after he struggled on the mound but went 4-for-5 with a three-run homer in a 9-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Ohtani (5-1) gave up five runs on four hits, three of them homers, […]

Toronto Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi surrendered three home runs and lasted only four-plus innings, but the southpaw avoided the loss as his team rallied late to earn a 6-5 win against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Danny Jansen’s two-run walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth completed the […]

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. – Left-hander Kotaro Otake continued his impressive start to the season with six innings of one-run ball Saturday as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yokohama DeNA BayStars 7-2 and tied with them for first place in the Central League. Otake (5-0) has won all five of his […]

Japan’s World Baseball Classic-winning member Hotaka Yamakawa was removed from the Seibu Lions active roster Friday, a day after weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun reported in its online edition that the power hitter had allegedly sexually assaulted a woman. The 31-year-old, three-time Pacific League home run champion allegedly assaulted a female […]

Cincinnati – New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga surrendered a season-worst five runs in five innings of work in a 5-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. Senga (4-2) gave up eight hits, five of them in a four-run first inning, while striking out seven and walking one at […]

A documentary film about Japan’s 2023 World Baseball Classic victory will be shown at theaters around the country for three weeks from June 2, NPB Enterprise Inc. said Thursday. “I hope fans will watch the behind-the-scenes of our run to the title, and this movie will serve as one page […]

Three-time Pacific League home run champion Hotaka Yamakawa is being investigated over an allegation of sexual assault, Tokyo police revealed Thursday, following a report published in Bunshun Online. The 31-year-old pro baseball star allegedly assaulted a female companion in her 20s at a Tokyo hotel. Asked about the report at […]