All posts tagged "Roki Sasaki"
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Baseball
/ 2 weeks ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Roki Sasaki Joining Dodgers Creates Cause for Concern
The Dodgers' seemingly endless stockpiling of talent, including pitcher Roki Sasaki, is rubbing many in the baseball community the wrong way.
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/ 4 weeks ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Yui Kamiji Snaps Grand Slam Singles Title Drought
Yui Kamiji won her third Australian Open singles title, beating Aniek van Koot in straight sets. It was her first Grand...
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/ 1 month ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Pitching Sensation Roki Sasaki to Join the Dodgers
The Dodgers are bolstering their pitching staff with the addition of fireballer Roki Sasaki, who was pursued by 20 MLB teams...
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Baseball
/ 2 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Marines Sign Shuta Ishikawa to Bolster Their Rotation
The 32-year-old Shuta Ishikawa is a reliable starter who should help Lotte as it looks to life beyond Roki Sasaki, who...
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/ 3 months agoBayStars Manager Miura Says NPB Teams Should Accept Losing Players to MLB with a Positive Attitude
After losing pitcher Shota Imanaga to the Chicago Cubs, the BayStars shrugged it off and won the Japan Series, providing a...
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/ 3 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Roki Sasaki on the Move to MLB
The Chiba Lotte Marines have decided to permit pitcher Roki Sasaki to be posted to MLB, freeing him to pursue a...
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Baseball
/ 4 months agoNipponham Fighters Rally Past Lotte Marines and Advance to Final Stage of PL Climax Series
Led by Kotaro Kiyomiya and Chusei Mannami, the Nipponham Fighters have silenced the critics who questioned Tsuyoshi Shinjo's managerial qualifications.
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/ 5 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Back in Top Form, Roki Sasaki Leads Marines into PL Playoffs
After battling through injury, the hard-throwing right-hander recaptured his winning form just in time for Lotte to make it to the...
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Baseball
/ 6 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Tsuyoshi Shinjo Has the Nipponham Fighters Believing in Themselves
The Hokkaido-based Nipponham Fighters, led by gutsy skipper Shinjo, won eight of nine games recently. They look poised to end a...
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/ 8 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Solid Pitching the Key as Hiroshima Carp Climb up the CL Standings
Dependable starters Daichi Ohsera, Hiroki Tokoda, Masato Morishita and Aren Kuri give Hiroshima Carp manager Takahiro Arai plenty of pitching options.
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/ 9 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] SoftBank Hawks Dominating the Pacific League with a Supercharged Batting Order
With batters like Kensuke Kondoh, Yuki Yanagita and Hotaka Yamakawa, the PL-leading SoftBank Hawks will be hard to stop this season.
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/ 10 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Yoshitomo Tsutsugo Makes Winning Return with BayStars
The 32-year-old slugger hit a dramatic three-run homer in his first game back with the BayStars since 2019, leading Yokohama past...
