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YOKOHAMA – Kazuki Kamizato went 4-for-5 with a pair of runs and an RBI to lead the Yokohama BayStars to a 6-2 victory over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Tuesday. Rookie Taiga Kamichatani got his sixth win of the season with a solid seven-inning start. He held the Swallows to […]

DENVER – Jon Gray escaped an early jam and went on to pitch a gem — just what Colorado needed to snap a long string of subpar play. Gray allowed three hits over eight innings to win for the first time in a month, and the Rockies beat the Los […]

BOSTON – In his first public comments since a botched assassination attempt in his native Dominican Republic, former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said Monday that he is glad to be home from the hospital and told his fans: “Big Papi will be back soon.” Following an Instagram post with […]

KYODO – Former Netherlands international and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Loek van Mil has died, the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation said Monday. He was 34. In a statement, the governing body said van Mil had died as the result of “a fatal accident.” At 216-cm, van Mil […]

Ofunato High School was inundated with calls after its loss in the final of the Iwate Prefectural tournament on Thursday. But it wasn’t a stream of commiserations and condolences pouring in — there were around 150 calls on the day of the school’s 12-2 loss to Hanamaki Higashi High School […]

MILWAUKEE – After losing consecutive close games in a matchup of NL Central contenders, Kyle Schwarber made sure the Chicago Cubs could breathe easier in the series finale. Schwarber hit a grand slam and a three-run homer to power the Cubs past the Milwaukee Brewers 11-4 on Sunday, averting a […]

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – Shohei Ohtani belted his 15th home run of the season on Saturday and drew a late-game intentional walk as the Baltimore Orioles played it safe to secure an 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani led off the third inning at Angel Stadium with a game-tying […]

FUKUOKA – Ariel Miranda allowed three hits over six scoreless innings as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Orix Buffaloes 9-2 on Sunday to preserve their slim Pacific League lead. Miranda (4-3), who struck out four and walked one, won for the first time since May 19. The Hawks entered […]

MILWAUKEE – Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish on Saturday criticized Japan’s high school baseball system’s failure to protect young ballplayers. Darvish, himself a nationally famous former high school pitcher, spoke at Milwaukee’s Miller Park about the controversy surrounding one high school holding back its best pitcher on Thursday, when it […]

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – August Wold pulled on his tiny green No. 19 Athletics jersey, began swinging a Khris Davis bat from both sides while standing in front of his very own locker, then made sure everyone knew something was still missing. “I hope I get to use batting gloves,” the […]