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Baseball
/ 2 years agoMasataka Yoshida Agrees to a Five-Year Deal with Red Sox
Longtime Orix Buffaloes star Masataka Yoshida brings his talents to the AL East club after helping the NPB team win its...
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/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Triple Crown Winner Munetaka Murakami Has MLB Aspirations
But the Tokyo Yakult Swallows standout, who is still only 22, may have a long wait ahead before he has an...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoShohei Ohtani Finishes Second to Aaron Judge in AL MVP Voting
The New York Yankees slugger, who smacked 62 home runs this season, received 28 of 30 first-place votes for the AL...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Satoshi Nakajima Beats Out Munetaka Murakami for Shoriki Award
The Orix dugout boss guided the Pacific League team to its first Japan Series title in 26 years, and a manager...
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/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Two Games Turned the Tide for Orix Buffaloes in Japan Series
The 2022 Japan Series champions seized momentum with back-to-back victories at Kyocera Dome in Games 4 and 5, recovering from two...
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/ 2 years agoOrix Survives Late Scare to Defeat Yakult for First Japan Series Title in 26 Years
Buffaloes starter Hiroya Miyagi and outfielder Yutaro Sugimoto were the Game 7 heroes for the Pacific League champions.
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/ 2 years agoBuffaloes Silence Swallows Offense and Move Within A Win of Japan Series Title
Five Orix pitchers team up for a one-hit shutout in Game 6 at Jingu Stadium as the reigning champions lose their...
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/ 2 years agoMasataka Yoshida the Hero as Orix Rallies in Ninth for Game 5 Win over Yakult
Yoshida connected for a two-run sayonara homer off Scott McGough to send the Japan Series back to Tokyo all tied up....
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/ 2 years agoBuffaloes Blank Swallows 1-0 in Game 4 of Japan Series
Yutaro Sugimoto drove in the only run in the third inning, and Orix ended Yakult pitcher Masanori Ishikawa's chance of winning...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoTetsuto Yamada Ends Slump and Leads Yakult Past Orix in Game 3 of Japan Series
The veteran infielder was hitless in NPB's championship series heading into Tuesday's game, but came up big to give the Swallows...
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/ 2 years agoSwallows, Buffaloes Play to a 3-3 Tie in Game 2 of Japan Series
Yakult's Souma Uchiyama slugged a game-tying, three-run homer in the ninth inning, but neither team scored again and the game ended...
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/ 2 years agoOsuna, Shiomi Lead Yakult to Win over Orix in Game 1 of Japan Series
In a rematch of last year’s NPB championship series, the Swallows got clutch hitting and a solid start from Yasuhiro Ogawa.
