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 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
Olympics and Paralympics BASEBALL | Samurai Japan beats U.S. 2-0 to Capture Its First Gold Medal in Olympic Baseball Stellar pitching from starter Masato Morishita and relievers keep the Americans off the scoreboard Jim ArmstrongAugust 8, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics BASEBALL | Takuya Kai's Clutch Hit Sends Japan to Semifinals Against South Korea Ryoji Kuribayashi holds the U.S. in the 10th to pick up the win. Jim ArmstrongAugust 3, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics BASEBALL | Tetsuto Yamada Powers Samurai Japan to 7-4 Win over Mexico Japan will face the U.S. on Monday for a chance to reach the semifinals. Jim ArmstrongJuly 31, 2021
Baseball BASEBALL | Hayato Sakamoto The Hero as Japan Rallies to Beat Dominican Republic 4-3 Sakamoto's sayonara single caps a dramatic comeback as the hosts win the first game of the baseball tournament. Jim ArmstrongJuly 28, 2021