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Baseball
/ 2 years agoJapanese Baseball Hall of Famers Shigeru Sugishita and Manabu Kitabeppu Die in a Five-Day Span
Sugishita, recognized for his brilliant mastery of the forkball, and Kitabeppu for his control were pitching stars in different eras of...
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/ 2 years agoShohei Ohtani Hits Home Run Number 22
Shohei Ohtani is now tied for the MLB lead in homers!
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoShohei Ohtani Smacks Two Homers as Angels Rally Past Rangers
With eight homers in his past 13 games, Shohei Ohtani now leads the American League with 20 round-trippers this season, one...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] For Shinjo and Fighters, Things are Starting to Fall into Place
The Hokkaido-based Fighters are having a ball at Es Con Field Hokkaido, their new ballpark, and inching their way up the...
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/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Eri Yoshida Embarks on Next Chapter of Unique Baseball Career
Known as the 'Knuckle Princess,' pitcher Eri Yoshida returns to play in a North American independent pro league 13 years after...
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/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Could Ichiro Suzuki be the Next Manager of Samurai Japan?
With Hideki Kuriyama stepping down as Samurai Japan dugout boss after winning the WBC in March, Ichiro is reportedly one of...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoSecrets of Shohei Ohtani's Best 'Sweeper' Analyzed by Supercomputer Fugaku
Some of Shohei Ohtani's pitches are famously difficult to hit, but his sweeper is truly unique. Researchers used the Fugaku supercomputer...
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/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Cy Young Award Recipient Trevor Bauer Struggles in Japan
After two rough outings, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars sent veteran pitcher Trevor Bauer down to their Eastern League farm team to...
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/ 2 years agoShohei Ohtani Rebounds from Recent Struggles on the Mound
Angels ace Shohei Ohtani tossed six innings of one-run ball against the Minnesota Twins. Although he didn't get the win, the...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Yusei Kikuchi Enjoying the Best Start of His MLB Career
Blue Jays lefty Yusei Kikuchi made adjustments during the offseason, had a strong spring training and has continued to pitch well...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoMasataka Yoshida Earns AL Player of the Week Award
Boston Red Sox slugger Masataka Yoshida batted .480 (12-for-25) in six games from May 1-7. His 16-game hitting streak ended two...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] High-Flying BayStars Set Early Pace in CL
Fueled by seven straight wins to end April, the BayStars (18-8) have been bolstered by the arrival of 2020 NL Cy...
