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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Slumping Giants in Peril of Not Making Postseason
Japan’s most popular professional baseball team is in a malaise that saw it drop as low as fifth in the Central...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoShohei Ohtani Reaches Another Milestone with 30th Home Run of 2022
The Angels superstar became the first player in Major League Baseball history with 30 or more homers and 10 or more...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoFighters Hurler Cody Ponce Twirls NPB’s Fifth No-Hitter This Season
Ponce, a former Pittsburgh Pirates player, became the Pacific League franchise’s first pitcher to throw a no-no since Yukihiro Nishizaki in...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoIwasaki Grand Slam Powers Sendai Ikuei over Shimonoseki in Koshien Final
The Miyagi Prefecture school is the first from Tohoku to win the prestigious tournament.
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Baywatch: Yokohama Extends Home Winning Streak to 15 Games
The red-hot BayStars languished in the bottom half of the standings for most of the season before making a big turnaround.
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoKohei Arihara Takes Loss In First MLB Start Since September 2021
The Texas Rangers right-hander allowed three runs in 5⅔ innings against the AL West rival Oakland A’s.
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoEDITORIAL | Shohei Ohtani: Raising the Bar and Inspiring a New Generation
“If two-way players were to become commonplace, I think my stats would be pretty normal,” says the MLB superstar modestly as...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoShohei Ohtani Matches an Iconic Babe Ruth Record Set in 1918
The reigning American League MVP becomes the first MLB player with 10 wins and 10 home runs in the same season...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoShohei Ohtani Stays with Angels as MLB Trade Deadline Passes
The Angels and Ohtani have options to consider. He may eventually become MLB’s highest-paid player, for LA or another club. He...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoMunetaka Murakami Sets NPB Mark with Homers in Five Straight At-Bats
"I was thinking of hitting four straight. Last night, I dreamed I hit a home run, so I went to the...
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Baseball
/ 3 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Orix Rookie Ren Mukunoki Comes Within One Strike of No-Hitter
The 22-year-old would have joined four others on the NPB no-no list this season.
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Baseball
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Speedy Yasutaka Shiomi Energizes Swallows
The 29-year-old outfielder is having the best all-around season of his career for the reigning Japan Series champions.
