All posts tagged "Tatsunori Hara"
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Baseball
/ 5 months ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Yomiuri Giants Rookie Manager Shinnosuke Abe Revives the Team
In his first season at the helm, the former catcher is pushing the right buttons as the Yomiuri Giants zero in...
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Baseball
/ 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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Baseball
/ 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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Baseball
/ 1 year agoHirokazu Ibata is Samurai Japan's New Manager
Former Dragons and Giants infielder Hirokazu Ibata will replace former Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama, who led the team to the...
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Baseball
/ 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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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Tigers Rookie Shoki Murakami is Denied a Shot at a Perfect Game
Tigers manager Akinobu Okada pulled Shoki Murakami six outs shy of perfection against the Yomiuri Giants. Okada said that he struggled...
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Baseball
/ 2 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Roki Sasaki Fans 11 in Excellent First Start of Season
Relying on a blazing fastball, 21-year-old Marines right-hander Roki Sasaki had an impressive 2023 debut against the Fighters.
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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] Slumping Giants in Peril of Not Making Postseason
Japan’s most popular professional baseball team is in a malaise that saw it drop as low as fifth in the Central...
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Baseball
/ 3 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Giants Try to Cool Off Red-Hot Swallows, But Have a Huge Mountain to Climb
Yomiuri puts an end to 14-series win streak by Yakult, but still finds itself well back of its crosstown rival.
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Baseball
/ 3 years ago[NPB NOTEBOOK] Masahiro Tanaka Aims for a Stronger Overall Performance in 2022
"I've done all I can in terms of preparation," Tanaka said of the upcoming season.
