Baseball [NPB NOTEBOOK] Japan's Star-Studded Roster Set for World Baseball Classic The two-time champions look to win back the World Baseball Classic title with some of the world's best players from NPB and MLB. Jim Armstrong4 days ago
Baseball [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 looks to regain... Jim ArmstrongJanuary 20, 2023
Baseball [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 won the Shoriki... Jim ArmstrongNovember 12, 2022
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 NPB Interleague Report Card: Grading All 12 Teams How did all of NPB’s teams perform during the recent interleague period? Here’s an analysis of what took place on the field. Jim ArmstrongJune 15, 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