Features [NOTES on a SCORECARD] Skipping Rural Games, Annual Trip to Tokyo a Mistake by Nipponham Fighters The Nipponham Fighters will play all of their 2023 home games at the new ES CON Field Hokkaido instead of at several venues, breaking... Jack GallagherNovember 27, 2022
Baseball Shigeo 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 said. Ed OdevenSeptember 7, 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] Baywatch: Yokohama Extends Home Winning Streak to 15 Games The red-hot BayStars languished in the bottom half of the standings for most of the season before making a big turnaround. Jim ArmstrongAugust 20, 2022
Features [ODDS and EVENS] Memories of Hideki Matsui and Serena Williams in Their Athletic Prime Due to never-ending information overload, it’s easy to forget the baseball and tennis superstars’ impressive accomplishments 20 years ago. Ed OdevenAugust 18, 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] Giants Rough Up Roki Sasaki in Marquee Interleague Showdown The 20-year-old phenom struggled with his control en route to his first loss of the season. Jim ArmstrongJune 4, 2022
Baseball [NPB NOTEBOOK] Former Major Leaguer Freddy Galvis Struggles to Find His Rhythm in Japan The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are hoping the veteran infielder can get back into the swing of things down on the farm. Jim ArmstrongMay 7, 2022
Baseball [NPB NOTEBOOK] Highlighting Some of the Year’s Best Performers So Far Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato, Giants rookie closer Taisei Ota and Marines catcher Ko Matsukawa are shining for their respective teams. Jim ArmstrongApril 23, 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
Features [JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] New Managers Take Over for NPB's Fighters, Dragons and Hawks All three teams are looking for better results in 2022 after disappointing seasons this year. Ed OdevenOctober 31, 2021
Baseball [ODDS and EVENS] Former NPB Pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura Picks Up Win for Red Sox after COVID-19 Break Sawamura spent two weeks on the COVID-19 injured list before rejoining his team last week. Ed OdevenSeptember 22, 2021