NEW YORK – Night after night, Victor Caratini and the Chicago Cubs kept finding ways to beat the New York Mets. Like something out of “Groundhog Day”? “Kinda was, for three days,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon. Noted Cubs fan Bill Murray — and star of the popular 1993 movie — […]
Temps de lecture : 7 Minutes
BayStars’ Takayuki Kajitani atones for fielding miscue with clutch hit against Swallows
YOKOHAMA – Takayuki Kajitani got caught sleeping at the wheel in the outfield during the sixth inning. When he came to the plate in the seventh, however, the Yokohama BayStars veteran was locked in 100 percent. Kajitani hit a tiebreaking two-out single to right to give his team its first […]
Temps de lecture : 5 Minutes
Jonathan Schoop smacks pair of homers to help propel Twins past White Sox
CHICAGO – About the only thing Jonathan Schoop hasn’t done lately is get steady playing time. That could change if he stays this hot at the plate. Schoop hit two homers and drove in four runs, Mitch Garver also connected and the slugging Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox […]
Temps de lecture : 2 Minutes
Lions grab victory over Fighters
KUSHIRO, HOKKAIDO – Takeya Nakamura homered twice and drove in five runs, while a costly error by the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters paved the way for the Seibu Lions’ 10-8 victory on Wednesday afternoon. In a game that was called on account of darkness with no outs in the top […]
Temps de lecture : 4 Minutes
Tanaka outpitches Kikuchi to help Yankees top Mariners
SEATTLE – Masahiro Tanaka outpitched Yusei Kikuchi in a showdown of Japanese starters and Aaron Judge became the third-fastest player in MLB history to reach 100 home runs as the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Tuesday night. With plenty of attention back home in Japan, the […]
Temps de lecture : 3 Minutes
Zach Neal records eighth victory as Lions pull away late against Fighters
KUSHIRO, HOKKAIDO – Zach Neal tossed six solid innings on Tuesday and picked up his eighth win of the season as the Seibu Lions’ offense ignited late for an 8-2 win against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. The former major leaguer struck out three while holding the Fighters to two […]
Temps de lecture : 5 Minutes
Marcus Semien powers Athletics in rout of Royals
KANSAS CITY – Marcus Semien homered, tripled and drove in a career-high seven runs as the Oakland Athletics set season highs for runs and hits in a 19-4 thrashing of the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Jurickson Profar, Matt Chapman and Khris Davis also went deep for the Athletics, […]
Temps de lecture : 5 Minutes
Japan focused on success at FIBA World Cup
SAITAMA – With the FIBA World Cup just around the corner, the Japan men’s national team will head to China with confidence, but also with some issues that need to be fixed. The squad played a series of warm-up games against New Zealand, Argentina, Germany and Tunisia in preparation for […]
Temps de lecture : 6 Minutes
U.S. fan uses baseball cards as one way to stay on top of Japanese baseball
If you went out in search of a dedicated Japanese baseball card enthusiast, you not might think to look in Maryland. The “Old Line State,” however, is where you’d find Dave McNeely, a 54-year-old computer programmer who, by his estimate, has collected over 60,000 baseball cards. McNeely has followed Japanese […]
Temps de lecture : 6 Minutes
U.S. fan uses trading cards as one way to stay on top of Japanese baseball
If you went out in search of a dedicated Japanese baseball card enthusiast, you might not think to look in Maryland. The “Old Line State,” however, is where you’d find Dave McNeely, a 54-year-old computer programmer who, by his estimate, has collected over 60,000 baseball cards. McNeely has followed Japanese […]