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Baseball
/ 9 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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Baseball
/ 9 months agoMLB Notes: Shohei Ohtani Thriving as the Leadoff Hitter
Since Dodgers teammate Mookie Betts broke his hand in mid-June, Shohei Ohtani has given the MLB team a big boost at...
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Baseball
/ 9 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Japanese Media Should Not Let Shohei Ohtani Muscle Them
After NTV and Fuji TV reported the location of his new home in California, Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has refused to...
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/ 9 months agoMLB Notes: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Sidelined with a Shoulder Injury
The Dodgers right-hander threw 100 or more pitches in his four previous MLB starts before exiting a June 15 game against...
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/ 9 months agoRakuten Eagles Win the NPB Interleague Title with a 5-3 Victory Over Hiroshima Carp
The Rakuten Eagles got off to a slow start this season but came together as a team during interleague play under...
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/ 10 months agoMLB Notes: Shohei Ohtani on Pace to Shatter Career-High Total in Stolen Bases
Superstar Shohei Ohtani stole his 15th base of the 2024 MLB season in the Dodgers' 15-2 rout of the Rangers on...
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/ 10 months agoSlugger Rintaro Sasaki Homers in His MLB Draft League Debut
Record-breaking Japanese baseball phenom Rintaro Sasaki went 2-for-5 and drove in three runs in his first game in a Trenton Thunder...
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/ 10 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Newcomer Elier Hernandez Off to a Sizzling Start for Yomiuri Giants
The former Texas Ranger kicked off his Yomiuri Giants career by hitting safely in eight straight games, including three straight games...
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/ 10 months agoMLB Notes: Yu Darvish Returns to the Injured List for the 2nd Time in 2024
Along with Darvish, Japanese MLB pitchers Kodai Senga and Shintaro Fujinami of the Mets and Red Sox slugger Masataka Yoshida are...
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Baseball
/ 10 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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Baseball
/ 10 months agoYu Darvish Becomes the 3rd Japanese Pitcher with a Combined 200 NPB and MLB Wins
Along with Yu Darvish, Hiroki Kuroda, who had 203 career victories, and Hideo Nomo, who earned 201, are the other members...
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Baseball
/ 11 months agoIppei Mizuhara Pleads Not Guilty to Bank and Tax Fraud Charges
Facing up to 30 years in prison for bank fraud, Ippei Mizuhara, MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter, has agreed to plead...