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 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 Buffaloes Hurler Yoshinobu Yamamoto Tosses No-Hitter Against Lions The reigning Sawamura Award winner became the fourth NPB pitcher to accomplish the special feat this season. Ed OdevenJune 18, 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