All posts tagged "Sadaharu Oh"
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Baseball
/ 10 months agoJapanese Baseball Hall of Famers Shigeru Sugishita and Manabu Kitabeppu Die in a Five-Day Span
Sugishita, recognized for his brilliant mastery of the forkball, and Kitabeppu for his control were pitching stars in different eras of...
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Baseball
/ 12 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Roy White Recalls Memorable Years Playing for Yomiuri Giants in New Autobiography
Before winning a Japan Series title with the Giants in 1981 and retiring in 1982, Roy White was the only New...
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoEDITORIAL | World Baseball Classic Reminds Japan of the Pure Joy Baseball Can Deliver
The games at the 2023 World Baseball Classic were of such high caliber that they conveyed the inherent joy of baseball...
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Baseball
/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Hiromitsu Kadota Carved Out a Hall of Fame Career with Grit and Talent
Hiromitsu Kadota slugged 567 home runs in his 23-year career before retiring in 1992 as one of NPB's greatest power hitters....
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/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Skateboarding Stars Funa Nakayama and Momiji Nishiya Nab Medals in Street League Season Finale
Japan's female competitors had a successful showing in the final tour stop of the 2022 Street League Skateboarding season. Tokyo 2020...
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Baseball
/ 1 year ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Satoshi Nakajima Beats Out Munetaka Murakami for Shoriki Award
The Orix dugout boss guided the Pacific League team to its first Japan Series title in 26 years, and a manager...
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/ 1 year ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Gymnast Daiki Hashimoto Claims All-Around World Title
"I'm very happy to win here. I would like to say thank you for people supporting me," Daiki Hashimoto said after...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Munetaka Murakami Belts 56th Homer, Wins Triple Crown on The Season's Final Day
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows infielder went 13 games without a homer before completing the season in style with a solo blast...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Munetaka Murakami is Taking His Place as One of the Greatest Hitters in NPB History
The Swallows cleanup hitter, at the tender age of 22, matches legendary slugger Sadaharu Oh and sets his sights on the...
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Baseball
/ 2 years agoShigeo Nagashima Hospitalized After Brain Hemorrhage
The 86-year-old remained in the medical facility the day after being admitted. His condition was not life-threatening, a Yomiuri Giants official...
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Baseball
/ 2 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...