All posts tagged "Robert Whiting"
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Baseball
/ 4 days ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Shohei Ohtani Being Passed Over for SI's 2024 Sportsperson of Year Hard to Understand
Sports Illustrated overlooked the sustained greatness of Shohei Ohtani in 2024 by selecting gymnast Simone Biles, who won three gold medals...
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/ 2 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Roki Sasaki on the Move to MLB
The Chiba Lotte Marines have decided to permit pitcher Roki Sasaki to be posted to MLB, freeing him to pursue a...
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/ 12 months ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] For Trevor Bauer, a Quick Return to MLB Looks Increasingly Unlikely
Trevor Bauer, who pitched for NPB's BayStars in 2023, wants to return to MLB, but past accusations of sexual assault appear...
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/ 12 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Ichiro Suzuki is a Shoo-in for Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025
MLB experts also believe Ichiro Suzuki will become the second player to be a unanimous selection in Hall of Fame balloting....
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/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Urawa Reds Win Asian Champions League Title
An own goal by Al-Hilal's Andre Carrillo gave the Urawa Reds the victory in the second leg of the ACL final....
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Now a Wily Veteran, Yu Darvish Aims to Play a Key Role at WBC
San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is a mentor to Japan's rising stars, including fireballing sensation Roki Sasaki, as Samurai Japan...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Samurai Japan Assembling A Dream Team for the World Baseball Classic
With manager Hideki Kuriyama gearing up for March, the two-time World Baseball Classic champion has an embarrassment of riches as it...
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/ 2 years ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] Rui Hachimura's Days with Wizards Appear Numbered
Washington's Rui Hachimura has missed 46% of his team's games in four NBA seasons. Repeated absences have cast a shadow over...
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/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] All-Time Great Ichiro Suzuki Enters Mariners Hall of Fame
Ichiro, who arrived in Seattle in 2001 as an established superstar with seven Pacific League batting titles, became the 10th member...
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Baseball
/ 3 years agoRealizing a Vision in Honoring Masanori Murakami
He was an MLB trailblazer, and the San Francisco Giants held a unique event three decades later in 1995 to honor...
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Baseball
/ 3 years ago[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...
