New York – The year’s first game between two of the American League’s premier sluggers and its last two MVPs, Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, Tuesday, fittingly began with a home run. The Los Angeles Angels’ visit against Judge’s New York Yankees was highly anticipated, with T-shirts on sale at […]
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Shohei Ohtani’s start shortened by rain delay in Angels’ win
Boston – Shohei Ohtani pitched just two innings before an 85-minute rain delay ended his day on the mound in the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday. At the plate, the two-way player had a pair of singles in five at-bats with a run […]
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Overlooked Takayuki Kato continues to make noise for Fighters
It was somewhat ironic that Takayuki Kato delivered his best performance of the young season on a busy Friday night in the Pacific League. The matchup everyone was talking about that night took place at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, where the Chiba Lotte Marines’ Roki Sasaki locked horns with […]
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Shohei Ohtani’s WBC locker room nameplate sells for $116,010 at auction
Boston – A locker room nameplate used by Japanese two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani at last month’s World Baseball Classic fetched $116,010 in an online auction that closed Sunday. The Samurai Japan clubhouse leader was named MVP of the tournament after leading the team to its third championship with standout performances […]
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Brewers overcome Yu Darvish gem to edge Padres
San Diego – Yu Darvish threw seven innings of one-run ball with 12 strikeouts but his San Diego Padres lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Sunday. Darvish (0-2) allowed a sacrifice fly to Brian Anderson in the second inning after Garrett Mitchell had a one-out bunt single, moved to […]
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Shohei Ohtani to take mound as Angels try to avoid four-game sweep in Boston
An exciting pitching matchup is on tap as the Boston Red Sox host the Los Angeles Angels in the city’s traditional Patriots’ Day game on Monday morning. Boston is expected to send 23-year-old Brayan Bello (2-8, 4.71 ERA in 2022) to the mound against Los Angeles two-way star Shohei Ohtani […]
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Hiroya Miyagi pitches Buffaloes past Marines
Chiba – The Orix Buffaloes’ pitching depth was on full display Sunday as two of Japan’s World Baseball Classic pitchers and a former MLB reliever shut down the Chiba Lotte Marines in a 2-1 Pacific League win Sunday. Two days after these teams thrilled the nation’s fans with a duel […]
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Reinvigorated Yusei Kikuchi fans nine in Blue Jays’ win over Rays
Toronto – Yusei Kikuchi sparked the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-2 win over the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, striking out nine and allowing a single run over six innings of four-hit baseball. Making his first home start of 2023 at a sold-out Rogers Centre, the […]
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The ‘sweeper’ is MLB’s new(ish) pitch on the block
There’s a new fixture at ballparks this year, besides the pitch clock and bigger bases. This one did not have its own marketing campaign, and it wasn’t tested with focus groups and minor leaguers. Even those responsible for it have been startled by its presence on stadium scoreboards. “When it […]
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Tigers edge Giants on 10th-inning single; Starter Shoki Murakami pulled after seven perfect innings
The incredulous cries from Hanshin Tigers fans rang out around Tokyo Dome the second the public address announcer said Fumihito Haraguchi’s name. It was no slight against Haraguchi, a longtime member of the team. It was because Haraguchi was heading to the plate as a pinch hitter for starting pitcher […]