Baseball [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 in the seventh... Jim ArmstrongOctober 4, 2022
Baseball [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 League standings. Jim ArmstrongSeptember 3, 2022
Baseball [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. Jim ArmstrongJuly 9, 2022
Baseball [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. Jim ArmstrongMarch 24, 2022