All posts tagged "NPB Notebook"
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Baseball
/ 10 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Yoshitomo Tsutsugo Makes Winning Return with BayStars
The 32-year-old slugger hit a dramatic three-run homer in his first game back with the BayStars since 2019, leading Yokohama past...
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/ 10 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Hanshin Tigers Overcome Yomiuri Giants in Familiar Fashion
In a heated pitchers' duel, the Hanshin Tigers prevailed against their Central League archrivals in a series-closing win on April 18...
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/ 11 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Ryuhei Matsuyama Comes Through in the Clutch for the Hiroshima Carp
A mainstay for the Hiroshima Carp in a pro career that began in 2008, the fan favorite delivered a go-ahead double...
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/ 12 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Samurai Japan Pitchers Impress in a Combined Perfect Game Against Team Europe
New Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata is looking beyond the professional ranks for prospective players as he continues to put his...
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/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Can Munetaka Murakami Bounce Back? Will the Giants Rebound Under Shinnosuke Abe?
As the new NPB season approaches, there are plenty of interesting storylines to follow, including how the reigning champion Hanshin Tigers...
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/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] NPB Supporting Noto Peninsula Earthquake Relief Efforts
NPB is contributing 100 million yen to help relief efforts in Ishikawa Prefecture. Also, NPB will stage an All-Star Game in...
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/ 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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/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Marines Beat Eagles to Book a Place in the Pacific League Climax Series
Masato Yoshii's team will face the Hawks in the first stage of the Climax Series, while the BayStars and Carp will...
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/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Toshiro Miyazaki Leads the Way as the BayStars Clinch a CL Playoff Berth
The BayStars' 5-3 win over the Hanshin Tigers also means the Yomiuri Giants are eliminated from postseason contention for the second...
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/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] BayStars' Trevor Bauer Sidelined with a Hip Injury
Veteran right-hander Trevor Bauer was having a fine season before leaving the mound on August 30 with discomfort in his right...
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/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Roki Sasaki Sidelined with an Oblique Muscle Injury
Hard-throwing right-hander Roki Sasaki, who leads NPB in strikeouts, was recently diagnosed with the injury and is expected to be sidelined...
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/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Tigers Rookie Shota Morishita Starting to Make an Impression
Shota Morishita slugged his first NPB home run against the Swallows on July 9, then the 23-year-old smacked another dramatic blast...
