Cleveland – The Cleveland Indians are changing their name after 105 years. Citing three people familiar with the decision, The New York Times reported Sunday night that the team is moving away from a name considered racist for decades. The Indians have been internally discussing a potential name change for […]
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Cleveland to drop Indians nickname after 105 years
Cleveland – The Cleveland Indians are changing their name after 105 years. Citing three people familiar with the decision, The New York Times reported Sunday night that the team is moving away from a name considered racist for decades. The Indians have been internally discussing a potential name change for […]
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Former major leaguer Kosuke Fukudome returns to Dragons
Nagoya – Former big league outfielder Kosuke Fukudome returned to the Chunichi Dragons, his first pro team, the Central League club announced Saturday. The 43-year-old left-handed hitter joined the Dragons in 1999 out of the corporate leagues. Fukudome, the CL’s 2006 MVP, spent five seasons in the big leagues, mostly […]
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Braves’ Marcell Ozuna becomes first NL player to be named MLB’s top DH
New York – The Atlanta Braves’ Marcell Ozuna made history on Friday, becoming the first player from the National League to win the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award. The 30-year-old Ozuna, traditionally an outfielder, started 21 games in the outfield and 39 games as the designated hitter, which was […]
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Cubs’ Yu Darvish named to All-MLB first team
New York – Chicago Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish was named as one of the five starting pitchers on the All-MLB first team on Wednesday after missing out on the National League Cy Young Award last month. Darvish was dominant in the 60-game season, his eight wins tied for first in […]
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Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo wins record third straight Shoriki Award
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo, who led the Pacific League club to their fourth straight Japan Series championship last month, was named winner of the Matsutaro Shoriki Award on Tuesday. The prestigious award, which Kudo won for an unprecedented fifth time, is given annually to the manager or player […]
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Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano made available to MLB teams
New York – All major league teams can begin making their pitches to Japanese right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano after he was posted by his Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Central League’s Yomiuri Giants, Major League Baseball said Monday. MLB.com said the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees and […]
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‘Shogun’ Spencer Patton hits pandemic-era free agent market ready to play ball
All Spencer Patton wants is a ball and directions to the nearest mound. Don’t worry about the bullpen car, you can keep it in park. The bearded reliever, who Yokohama BayStars fans affectionately call “Shogun,” was never much for NPB’s in-game Uber service. His preferred mode of transportation from the […]
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Ichiro Suzuki breaks new ground as high school coach
Wakayama – Seattle Mariners special assistant Ichiro Suzuki concluded his high school coaching debut on Friday after three days as a special instructor with schoolboy baseball powerhouse Chiben Wakayama in western Japan. The 47-year-old Ichiro brought his playing career to an end in March 2019 after amassing a combined 4,367 […]
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Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano asks club to post him to majors
Highly sought-after Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano has asked the Central League club to make him available to major league teams via the posting system, a source with knowledge of the matter said Thursday. The news comes a week after the Giants revealed they would allow the 31-year-old right-hander to […]