New York – Major League Baseball announced its third annual All-MLB teams Tuesday, with Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani making the first team as a designated hitter and second as a pitcher. The 27-year-old, who won the American League MVP Award unanimously last week, was a top hitter […]
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Domingo Santana lifts Swallows to victory in Game 3 with two-run homer
Offense finally made an appearance in the Japan Series in Game 3 — after two games dominated by pitching — and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows had more of it. Domingo Santana struck the biggest blow of a back-and-forth contest with a two-run home run in the seventh and the Swallows […]
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Domingo Santana lifts Swallows to victory in Game 2 with two-run homer
Offense finally made an appearance in the Japan Series in Game 3 — after two games dominated by pitching — and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows had more of it. Domingo Santana struck the biggest blow of a back-and-forth contest with a two-run home run in the seventh and the Swallows […]
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Tyler Higgins credits skipper Satoshi Nakajima with Orix’s transformation
Few expected the Orix Buffaloes to climb far out of the Pacific League cellar this year, but relief pitcher Tyler Higgins said Tuesday that manager Satoshi Nakajima’s leadership has allowed the team to demonstrate its potential, win the league and now be competing for Japan’s pro baseball championship. The Buffaloes, […]
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Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens face final shot at Cooperstown
The Baseball Hall of Fame released its 2022 ballot on Monday, and voters from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America will be confronting the sport’s steroid era once again. On the ballot for the final time are all-time home run leader and seven-time MVP Barry Bonds and seven-time Cy Young […]
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Carp slugger Seiya Suzuki’s bid for MLB deal begins
Los Angeles – Hiroshima Carp outfielder Seiya Suzuki’s plan to play in Major League Baseball moved a step closer to fruition on Sunday when MLB told its 30 clubs they will have until Dec. 22 to sign the 27-year-old through the posting system. Suzuki’s 30-day posting window began on Monday […]
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Olympic memories and the record books color the 2021 Japan Series
Masataka Yoshida’s game-winning single to center against Scott McGough in Game 1 of the Japan Series was not the first time the Orix Buffaloes star has gotten the best of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows closer this year. Yoshida also helped bring in a run (thanks to an error) late in […]
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Young guns: The Japan Series showcases young pitching talent
Osaka – The story of this year’s Japan Series after two games has been starting pitching. A quartet of young stars, all under 25, dominated Kyocera Dome Osaka over the weekend, each making life extremely hard for lineups accustomed to scoring lots of runs. The starters for the Orix Buffaloes […]
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‘Too early’: Ohtani turned down Japan national honor after MVP season
Japan floated the idea of presenting a prestigious national honor to Shohei Ohtani after the baseball star won one of the top awards in U.S. Major League Baseball — but he declined, saying it was still “too early.” Ohtani, 27 and a player for the Los Angeles Angels, on Friday […]
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Keiji Takahashi tosses shutout as Swallows bounce back in Game 2 of Japan Series
Osaka – The Tokyo Yakult Swallows held onto the lead this time. Keiji Takahashi made sure of that himself. Takahashi threw a shutout and got all the support he needed from a pair of late runs as the Swallows edged the Orix Buffaloes 2-0 in Game 2 of the Japan […]