Hanshin’s Kotaro Otake and Chunichi’s Seiya Hosokawa earn monthly honors with new clubs

New Hanshin Tigers pitcher Kotaro Otake and new Chunichi Dragons outfielder Seiya Hosokawa were named the Central League’s monthly MVPs for May on Thursday, while lefty Takayuki Kato and his Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters teammate Chusei Mannami were the Pacific League’s honorees. Otake, who had some success in his five […]

Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama reveals team’s secrets for success at WBC

Japan’s World Baseball Classic-winning skipper Hideki Kuriyama revealed Friday that advice from high school and corporate team managers was part of his recipe for success during the tournament in March. “I listened to and learned from high school and corporate team managers, as their teams mostly play single-elimination tournaments,” Kuriyama […]