Search results for "tokyo yakult swallows"
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Baseball
/ 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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/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Munetaka Murakami Belts 56th Homer, Wins Triple Crown on The Season's Final Day
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows infielder went 13 games without a homer before completing the season in style with a solo blast...
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/ 3 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Junya Nishi Showing Potential of Becoming a Two-Way Star
The Hanshin Tigers pitcher excelled on the mound and at the plate in a recent big win over the Tokyo Yakult...
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/ 6 days 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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/ 1 month agoManagerial Changes Aplenty as the 2024 NPB Regular Season Concludes
A total of five NPB teams, three in the Pacific League and two in the Central League, will have new dugout...
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/ 2 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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/ 2 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Yomiuri Giants Rookie Manager Shinnosuke Abe Revives the Team
In his first season at the helm, the former catcher is pushing the right buttons as the Yomiuri Giants zero in...
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/ 2 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Japan Rugby Team Showing Signs of Growth Under Eddie Jones
Back-to-back wins at the Pacific Nations Cup, one in Vancouver and one in Saitama Prefecture, earned Japan a berth in the...
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/ 3 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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/ 4 months agoGovernor Yuriko Koike Injured in Ceremonial First Baseball Pitch
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike fractured a knee during a ceremonial first pitch at Jingu Stadium on August 6. She said she...
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/ 4 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Marines Sign Former Cy Young Award Recipient Dallas Keuchel
The Marines, the Pacific League's second-place team, have wanted to upgrade their starting rotation. Lotte hopes Keuchel can make an impact...
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/ 5 months agoKensuke Kondoh and Domingo Santana Vying for Prestigious Triple Crown
The dual pursuit of the Triple Crown brings back memories of Randy Bass and Hiromitsu Ochiai, who dominated NPB batting in...
