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BALTIMORE – Aaron Hicks drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees completed a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 6-5 victory Thursday afternoon after blowing a four-run lead. New York’s Masahiro Tanaka allowed one run and […]

NISHINOMIYA, HYOGO PREF. – Kento Itohara’s ninth-inning RBI single broke up a scoreless tie, lifted the Hanshin Tigers to a 1-0 win and a three-game sweep over the struggling Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Thursday. The Swallows’ David Buchanan and the Tigers’ Haruto Takahashi each worked six innings, but could only […]

The Tochigi Golden Braves of the independent Baseball Challenge League confirmed Thursday that former Yokohama BayStars pitcher Yujo Kitagata has joined the Los Angeles Dodgers on a minor league deal. Kitagata, who signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers as a free agent on May 8, was the BayStars’ […]

PITTSBURGH – Another feat of strength from Josh Bell didn’t do the Pittsburgh Pirates much good Wednesday night. For the second time in two weeks, the switch-hitting slugger homered into the Allegheny River on the fly. Before then, only three balls had splashed into the river without bouncing since PNC […]

HIROSHIMA – Daichi Osera threw a complete game and contributed with his bat as he pitched the Hiroshima Carp to their ninth straight win, a 3-1 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday. The Carp, who have won the last three Central League pennants but struggled early in the season, […]

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are closing in on a precedent-setting deal with amateur pitcher Carter Stewart, a No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s 2018 draft, a source knowledgeable of the negotiation said Wednesday. If the 19-year-old Stewart signs with SoftBank, he will be the first marquee American amateur to […]

MIYOSHI, HIROSHIMA PREF. – Yusuke Nomura had just one strikeout but got the win after throwing seven scoreless innings as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Chunichi Dragons 3-2 on Tuesday. The 29-year-old right-hander limited the Dragons to just three hits and did not issue a single walk as he guided […]

ANAHEIM, California – Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was struck on the right hand while swinging at a 151-kph Taylor Rogers fastball in the eighth inning of Monday’s game against the Minnesota Twins. The pitch went for strike three in the Angels’ 3-1 loss. Ohtani left the game […]

Joe Stanka’s Pacific League MVP trophy was missing for over 30 years. He won the award with the Nankai Hawks during the 1964 season. Pitching to catcher Katsuya Nomura, “Big Thunder” went 26-7 with a 2.40 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 277⅔ innings. He was the first American pitcher of […]

Former major league pitcher Koji Uehara has told the Yomiuri Giants he is calling time on his playing career, baseball sources said Monday. The 44-year-old right hander, who made his professional debut with the Giants in 1999 and rejoined the Tokyo-based Central League club in March of last year, is […]