All posts tagged "Ichiro Suzuki"
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Baseball
/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shoki Murakami Named 2023 Season MVPs
For the third straight year, Yoshinobu Yamamoto received the Pacific League MVP award, becoming the first NPB player since Ichiro Suzuki...
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoShohei Ohtani Becomes Two-Time Unanimous AL MVP
For the second time in three years, Shohei Ohtani is the American League MVP award recipient, recognizing his all-around excellence as...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Best Move for Shohei Ohtani is to Leave Angels, Join Stable Franchise
Shohei Ohtani has thrived since joining the Angels in 2018. As an upcoming free agent, his legacy will be defined by...
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Baseball
/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] Toshiro Miyazaki Giving BayStars a Big Spark with His Potent Bat
A consistently good hitter since making his NPB debut in 2013, Toshiro Miyazaki leads the Central League with a .362 batting...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Shohei Ohtani is the AL's Top Vote-Getter for the MLB All-Star Game
Shohei Ohtani received more than 2.6 million votes from fans in the first phase of voting. He'll start at DH and...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Could Ichiro Suzuki be the Next Manager of Samurai Japan?
With Hideki Kuriyama stepping down as Samurai Japan dugout boss after winning the WBC in March, Ichiro is reportedly one of...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] 2006 WBC Brought Joy, Excitement to Japan
Although Japan struggled in the opening rounds of the 2006 WBC, subsequent victories over South Korea and Cuba delivered a championship...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] 2022's Defining Sports Highlights for Japan
A trio of Beijing Olympic gold medals, Roki Sasaki's perfect game and boxer Naoya Inoue's success were among 2022's defining sports...
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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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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Two Games Turned the Tide for Orix Buffaloes in Japan Series
The 2022 Japan Series champions seized momentum with back-to-back victories at Kyocera Dome in Games 4 and 5, recovering from two...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoOrix Survives Late Scare to Defeat Yakult for First Japan Series Title in 26 Years
Buffaloes starter Hiroya Miyagi and outfielder Yutaro Sugimoto were the Game 7 heroes for the Pacific League champions.
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Features
/ 2 years ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Shohei Ohtani’s Fate Complicated by Possible Sale of Angels
The wise course of action for Ohtani is to move on to a franchise that has a history of winning and...
