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Baseball
/ 9 months agoNipponham Fighters Rally Past Lotte Marines and Advance to Final Stage of PL Climax Series
Led by Kotaro Kiyomiya and Chusei Mannami, the Nipponham Fighters have silenced the critics who questioned Tsuyoshi Shinjo's managerial qualifications.
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/ 9 months 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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/ 11 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Yoshitomo Tsutsugo Makes Winning Return with BayStars
The 32-year-old slugger hit a dramatic three-run homer in his first game back with the BayStars since 2019, leading Yokohama past...
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/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Ryuhei Matsuyama Comes Through in the Clutch for the Hiroshima Carp
A mainstay for the Hiroshima Carp in a pro career that began in 2008, the fan favorite delivered a go-ahead double...
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/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Samurai Japan Pitchers Impress in a Combined Perfect Game Against Team Europe
New Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata is looking beyond the professional ranks for prospective players as he continues to put his...
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/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Can Munetaka Murakami Bounce Back? Will the Giants Rebound Under Shinnosuke Abe?
As the new NPB season approaches, there are plenty of interesting storylines to follow, including how the reigning champion Hanshin Tigers...
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/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Ichiro Suzuki is a Shoo-in for Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025
MLB experts also believe Ichiro Suzuki will become the second player to be a unanimous selection in Hall of Fame balloting....
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/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] NPB Supporting Noto Peninsula Earthquake Relief Efforts
NPB is contributing 100 million yen to help relief efforts in Ishikawa Prefecture. Also, NPB will stage an All-Star Game in...
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/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Kokomo Murase Sets New Standard of Excellence in Women's Snowboarding
Reflecting on her triumph in Colorado, Kokomo Murase says, "I have added more variation to my tricks and that's really boosted...
