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Yokohama – Trevor Bauer struck out 12 in a three-hit victory as the Central League’s DeNA BayStars beat the Pacific League’s Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2-1 on Wednesday. The BayStars’ interleague win at Yokohama Stadium kept them tied atop the interleague standings and 3½-games behind the league-leading Hanshin Tigers in […]

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 11 over eight innings in a 2-0 win over the Hanshin Tigers in an interleague game Tuesday. Yamamoto (6-2) allowed just two hits while walking one and hitting a batter in a 112-pitch outing at Koshien Stadium. Soichiro Yamazaki […]

Yohander Mendez enjoyed a night of firsts at Tokyo Dome. He swung at a fastball in the fourth inning against the Seibu Lions and got his first career NPB hit. He finished the night by celebrating his first win in Japan. Mendez made a winning return from a right bicep […]

ARLINGTON, Texas – Shohei Ohtani spurred the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-6, 12-inning comeback win over the Texas Rangers on Monday with a pair of long bombs that gave him the lead in the American League home run race. The Japanese superstar tied it 5-5 with a solo blast […]

ARLINGTON, Texas – Shohei Ohtani spurred the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-6, 12-inning comeback win over the Texas Rangers on Monday with a pair of long bombs that gave him the lead in the American League home run race. The Japanese superstar tied it 5-5 with a solo blast […]

In between chanting fans at Japan’s Tokyo Dome races an army of women in fluorescent uniforms carrying unwieldy backpacks with attached spray-guns. These are the uriko — beer vendors who are as unique to Japanese baseball as the cheering sections that beat drums and blow horns to rally their teams. […]

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani went 3-for-5 with three singles and Zach Neto homered twice to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Ohtani singled to right three times and scored a run at Angel Stadium, extending his hitting streak to a […]

Chiba – Koki Yamaguchi hit a grand slam to back pitching sensation Roki Sasaki as the Chiba Lotte Marines held on for a 6-5 win over the Hiroshima Carp in an interleague game Sunday. Sasaki (5-1) struck out 10 in seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits and walking […]

Chiba – Koki Yamaguchi hit a grand slam to back pitching sensation Roki Sasaki as the Chiba Lotte Marines held on for a 6-5 win over the Hiroshima Carp in an interleague game Sunday. Sasaki (5-1) struck out 10 in seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits and walking […]

DENVER – Yu Darvish became the second Japanese pitcher after Hideo Nomo with 100 MLB wins Friday despite a less-than-stellar effort in the San Diego Padres’ 9-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The Padres spotted Darvish (5-4) an early 6-0 lead at Coors Field, and the right-hander allowed four runs […]