ANAHEIM, California – Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani blasted his 30th home run, making him the first Japanese MLB player with 15 in a single month, in Friday’s 6-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. With the Angels trailing 5-0, Ohtani led off the sixth inning at Angel Stadium […]
Shohei Ohtani connects on 29th home run in Angels’ loss to White Sox
Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 29th home run of the season in the Los Angeles Angels’ 9-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, his 14th in June and a single-month franchise record. Ohtani’s two-run blast to left-center came with two outs in the ninth […]
Kenta Maeda shows progress with solid outing in Twins’ loss against Braves
Atlanta – Kenta Maeda continued to show good progress in his return from a right triceps strain, but a lack of scoring saw him charged with a loss as the Minnesota Twins fell 3-0 against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Having won his first game since coming off the injured […]
ISU announces Grand Prix Series assignments
London – The International Skating Union announced its assignments for the 2023-24 Grand Prix Series on Wednesday, with Beijing Winter Olympic men’s figure skating silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama set to appear on home ice at the NHK Trophy in Osaka. The Nov. 24-26 NHK Trophy will be the sixth and […]
Yankees’ Domingo German throws perfect game against A’s
Domingo German pitched the fourth perfect game in New York Yankees history Wednesday night, retiring 27 Athletics in order in an 11-0 victory at Oakland Coliseum. When Esteury Ruiz hit the right-hander’s 99th pitch of the night sharply to Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson, German became the first to throw […]
First-place Buffaloes slug past Marines to lift rookie Shumpeita Yamashita to win
Osaka – Orix Buffaloes rookie Shumpeita Yamashita overcame some early trouble to go seven innings and rode some big offense, including an unlikely home run, as the Pacific League leaders won 10-0 over the Lotte Marines on Wednesday. Yamashita pitched out of a one-out bases-loaded first-inning pickle at Kyocera Dome […]
Fans vote Tigers players to 10 of 11 CL All-Star spots
Ten players from the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers have been voted onto the CL All-Star team via a fan ballot, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Wednesday. Tigers center fielder and leadoff man Koji Chikamoto received an NPB-high 769,587 votes. SoftBank Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita was selected as designated hitter on a […]
Shohei Ohtani homers twice and strikes out 10 as Angels top White Sox
Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs, struck out 10 while allowing one run in 6⅓ innings and lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night in Anaheim, California. Ohtani also singled to go 3-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs and a […]
Tomoya Mori hits walk-off homer for Orix after Miyagi-Sasaki pitching duel
OSAKA – Tomoya Mori hit a walk-off solo home run to give the Orix Buffaloes a 2-1 win Tuesday over the Chiba Lotte Marines after a great pitching duel between World Baseball Classic teammates Hiroya Miyagi and Roki Sasaki. Mori drove a 2-0 fastball from Marines closer Naoya Masuda (2-1) […]
Shohei Ohtani regains sole MLB home run lead in Angels’ win
ANAHEIM, California – Shohei Ohtani’s MLB-leading 26th home run brought the Los Angeles Angels from behind and paved the way for a 2-1 walk-off win Monday over the Chicago White Sox. A day after Matt Olson of the National League’s Atlanta Braves hit his 25th homer, and his fourth in […]