Despite fielding a vaunted lineup, featuring such talent as the reigning American League MVP Shohei Ohtani as well as perennial slugger Mike Trout, the Los Angeles Angels extended their losing streak on Monday as they dropped their 12th straight game. With Ohtani going 1-for-4 in the opener of their four-game […]
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Adam Walker among group of imports getting off to fast start in Japan
Adam Walker is not having much trouble with the NPB learning curve — or NPB fastballs, sliders or anything else lately. Walker hit a change-up out of the park against the Chiba Lotte Marines on Sunday, capping a week during which he was among the hottest hitters in Japan. Unable […]
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Tigers spoil Kosei Yoshida’s Koshien homecoming
Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture – Kosei Yoshida fell flat in his first start at historic Koshien Stadium since the 2018 national high school championship final, taking the loss in the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters’ 8-3 interleague defeat against the Hanshin Tigers on Sunday. In 2018, Yoshida pitched unheralded Kanaashi Nogyo High […]
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Munetaka Murakami blasts CL-leading Swallows past Lions
Munetaka Murakami scored two runs and brought the Central League-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows from behind with a two-run home run in a 3-2 interleague win over the Seibu Lions on Saturday. Before a crowd of 29,538 at historic Jingu Stadium, Murakami capped Yakult’s comeback with his 16th home run, off […]
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Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama brings own unique style to dugout
Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama represents a transition in national team leaders due to his established willingness to go beyond the orthodoxy that holds great sway over the game in Japan. Kuriyama was hired to manage at next March’s World Baseball Classic and hopefully guide Japan to its first title […]
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Yankees continue to torment Shohei Ohtani in Bronx
New York – Shohei Ohtani gave up three early home runs and was charged with his fourth loss as the Los Angeles Angels fell 6-1 to the New York Yankees in the first half of a doubleheader on Thursday. Ohtani (3-4) hoped to make amends after being knocked out in […]
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Giants hold off Hawks in interleague action
Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano threw eight innings and rookie Taisei Ota finished up a 3-0 interleague win over the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Thursday. Sugano (6-4) allowed five hits and three walks at Tokyo Dome, but faced only one real threat, when he preserved a 1-0 lead […]
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Baseball players don’t dance? The Savannah Bananas beg to differ
How does a dance writer from the Northeast end up fixated on a collegiate summer league baseball team from Savannah, Georgia? A few months ago, a video of a baseball coach dancing to “Waltz of the Flowers” — concluding with a virtuosic series of pirouettes — showed up in my […]
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Hawks beat Giants for franchise’s 5,500th victory
Nao Higashihama, who threw a no-hitter last month, was a strike-throwing machine again Wednesday as he pitched the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to the franchise’s 5,500th win, a 6-3 interleague victory over the Yomiuri Giants. Higashihama (5-1) rarely fell behind in counts and walked none but allowed three solo home runs […]
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Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki frustrated with first trip to injured list
Chicago – Chicago Cubs rookie Seiya Suzuki’s hot start to his MLB career has been derailed by a finger injury, but the slugging outfielder said Tuesday he will aim to miss as few games as possible and return better for the break. Suzuki jammed his left ring finger sliding into […]