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Baseball
/ 8 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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Baseball
/ 9 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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Baseball
/ 9 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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/ 9 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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Baseball
/ 10 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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Baseball
/ 10 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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Baseball
/ 11 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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Baseball
/ 11 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...
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Baseball
/ 12 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Hanshin Tigers Starter Hiroto Saiki is Excelling on the Mound
The Hyogo Prefecture native, a 2017 draft pick of the Hanshin Tigers, added some pitches to his repertoire and has become...
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Baseball
/ 12 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
/ 12 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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Baseball
/ 1 year 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...
