Baseball [ODDS and EVENS] Kodai Senga Joins NY Mets, Raising Expectations for Team in 2023 After making his NPB debut in 2012 with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Kodai Senga became one of Japan's best starting pitchers. New challenges await... Ed OdevenDecember 15, 2022
Baseball SoftBank Hawks Ace Kodai Senga to Pursue Career in MLB After waiting for years, the hard-throwing right-hander, who has an 87-44 career record, is eligible to make a move to MLB as a free... Jim ArmstrongOctober 18, 2022
Baseball Buffaloes Earn Sayonara Win over Hawks and a Japan Series Rematch with Swallows Orix's Keita Nakagawa delivered the game-winning hit with two outs in the ninth, ending SoftBank's comeback hopes and keeping his team's title ambitions alive. Ed OdevenOctober 15, 2022
Baseball Fighters 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 1995. Ed OdevenAugust 28, 2022
Baseball NPB Interleague Report Card: Grading All 12 Teams How did all of NPB’s teams perform during the recent interleague period? Here’s an analysis of what took place on the field. Jim ArmstrongJune 15, 2022
Baseball BayStars Lefty Shota Imanaga Tosses A No-Hitter Against The Fighters The 28-year-old veteran struck out nine batters and issued only one walk. Jim ArmstrongJune 8, 2022
Baseball SoftBank Hawks Pitcher Nao Higashihama Almost Perfect Against Seibu Lions The 31-year-old veteran tossed a no-hitter with only two walks issued. Jim ArmstrongMay 12, 2022
Baseball [NPB NOTEBOOK] Former Major Leaguer Freddy Galvis Struggles to Find His Rhythm in Japan The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are hoping the veteran infielder can get back into the swing of things down on the farm. Jim ArmstrongMay 7, 2022
Baseball [NPB NOTEBOOK] Tigers Looking to Rebound After Record-Breaking Slow Start The Kansai-based club opened the season with nine consecutive defeats, a Central League record to start a season. Jim ArmstrongApril 8, 2022
Baseball [NPB NOTEBOOK] Big Boss Has Big Plans Tsuyoshi Shinjo made a grand entrance at the Fighters spring camp, and since then, he’s raised a few eyebrows with his unorthodox training methods,... Jim ArmstrongMarch 5, 2022
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Aiming to Exceed Record Medal Haul from Pyeongchang Games Returning Japanese standout athletes from four years ago spark optimism for an even better showing at the Beijing Olympics. Ed OdevenJanuary 30, 2022
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Munetaka Murakami, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Named NPB MVPs The Swallows third baseman and Buffaloes hurler received top vote totals in the Central League and Pacific League, respectively. Ed OdevenDecember 19, 2021