Baseball [NPB NOTEBOOK] Orix Rookie Ren Mukunoki Comes Within One Strike of No-Hitter The 22-year-old would have joined four others on the NPB no-no list this season. Jim ArmstrongJuly 23, 2022
Baseball [NPB NOTEBOOK] Ageless Pitcher Masanori Ishikawa Showing No Signs of Slowing Down The 42-year-old lefty continues to impress for the high-flying Swallows. Jim ArmstrongJune 25, 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 [NPB NOTEBOOK] Giants Rough Up Roki Sasaki in Marquee Interleague Showdown The 20-year-old phenom struggled with his control en route to his first loss of the season. Jim ArmstrongJune 4, 2022
Baseball [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 Swallows. Jim ArmstrongMay 21, 2022
Baseball [NPB NOTEBOOK] Highlighting Some of the Year’s Best Performers So Far Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato, Giants rookie closer Taisei Ota and Marines catcher Ko Matsukawa are shining for their respective teams. Jim ArmstrongApril 23, 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] Masahiro Tanaka Aims for a Stronger Overall Performance in 2022 "I've done all I can in terms of preparation," Tanaka said of the upcoming season. Jim ArmstrongMarch 24, 2022
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Will Shohei Ohtani Become MLB’s First 50-30 Player? The dynamic Los Angeles Angels star has a shot at achieving this unique display of power and speed, while only four MLB players have... Ed OdevenSeptember 12, 2021