YOKOHAMA – Shota Imanaga struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings and Neftali Soto hit his 15th home run and the Yokohama BayStars held off the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3-2 in the Central League on Friday. The loss was the Swallows’ 15th straight, one shy of the CL record 16 […]
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Teenage pitcher Carter Stewart excited to begin pro career in Japan
NEWPORT, BEACH CALIFORNIA – Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks signee Carter Stewart said Thursday he has a “fantastic opportunity” starting his professional baseball career in Japan. The first marquee American amateur to turn pro in Nippon Professional Baseball, the 19-year-old pitcher has signed a six-year deal with the Hawks that will guarantee […]
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Angels pound Mariners starter Yusei Kikuchi in rout
SEATTLE – Even without Shohei Ohtani in the lineup, nullifying a highly anticipated matchup for Japanese baseball fans, the Los Angeles Angels had no problem solving Yusei Kikuchi this time around. Kole Calhoun and Cesar Puello homered, Mike Trout had three RBIs and the Angels battered Kikuchi for six early […]
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Carp rookie Sho Yamaguchi shines in first start as Swallows drop 14th straight
Rookie Sho Yamaguchi allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings in his starting debut on Thursday in the Hiroshima Carp’s 13-0 victory over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. The Swallows were handed their 14th straight loss. At Jingu Stadium, Yamaguchi located his fastball and slider early on, establishing a good rhythm. […]
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Angels capitalize on rare Matt Olson error in 11th inning
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – The Los Angeles Angels blew a pair of late two-run leads including one by closer Hansel Robles and ran themselves out a potentially big inning when Kole Calhoun got duped by Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien. And they still won. With slugger Mike Trout in the dugout nursing […]
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Hawks soar back into first place with win over Buffaloes
OSAKA – Go Kamamoto drove in the tiebreaking run in the fourth inning as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks moved back to the top of the Pacific League standings with a 5-2 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday. Kotaro Otake (2-2) got the win at Kyocera Dome after a six-inning […]
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Honus Wagner baseball card sells privately for $1.2 million
LAGUNA, NIGUEL CALIFORNIA – A Honus Wagner baseball card has been sold privately for $1.2 million. SCP Auctions in Southern California says the 1909-11 T206 card was graded in Good 2 condition on a scale of 1 to 10 by Professional Sports Authenticator. The auction house says this example of […]
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Shohei Ohtani lifts Angels to win over Athletics with two-run single in ninth inning
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – Joakim Soria took issue with a 1-2 curveball he believed should have been strike three to Shohei Ohtani, who two pitches later lined a go-ahead single, and Oakland’s best winning streak in 13 years had all but ended. Ohtani hit the tiebreaking two-run single with two outs […]
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Carp squander big lead, end Swallows’ comeback hopes in ninth inning
Closer Shota Nakazaki steered the Hiroshima Carp through a nail-biting ninth-inning as the Central League leaders held on to beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 8-7 on Tuesday. Tsubasa Aizawa homered twice to lead the offense as the visitors racked up 16 hits at a drizzly Jingu Stadium. Nakazaki gave up […]
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After odd shoe delay, Red Sox stomp on Indians
BOSTON – Cleveland reliever Oliver Perez broke a spike loose on his shoe, and three batters later, the Boston Red Sox broke the game open. Sandy Leon hit a three-run homer off Perez after he caused an odd stoppage asking for new footwear, J.D. Martinez homered twice and the Red […]