Dansby Swanson and Jorge Soler smashed back-to-back home runs and the Atlanta Braves defeated Houston 3-2 on Saturday to reach the brink of their first World Series title since 1995. Swanson and Soler hammered solo blasts in the seventh inning to grab the lead as the Braves seized a 3-1 […]
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Controversial ‘Tomahawk Chop’ set to return to World Series in Game 3
Washington – The Atlanta Braves, unbeaten at home in this year’s playoffs, will try to reclaim the lead in the World Series when they meet the Houston Astros on Friday in Atlanta. The Braves will be trying to bounce back from a 7-2 loss in Game 2 on Wednesday that […]
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Former star outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo announced as next Fighters manager
Sapporo – The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Friday named colorful former outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo as their next manager after the Pacific League club fell short of the postseason for the third straight year under outgoing skipper Hideki Kuriyama. The 49-year-old Shinjo began his career with the Central League’s Hanshin […]
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Chunichi names “Mr. Dragons” Kazuyoshi Tatsunami as new manager
Nagoya – The Chunichi Dragons named former star infielder Kazuyoshi Tatsunami as new manager of the Central League club on Friday. The 52-year-old, whose club record 2,480 hits is the eighth-most in NPB, accepted an official offer from the club, which is looking to shore up its lackluster offense after […]
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Shohei Ohtani voted Player of the Year by fellow major leaguers
Los Angeles – Shohei Ohtani’s extraordinary season as both a dominant pitcher and elite offensive performer was recognized Thursday with two Players Choice Awards, including the top prize, as voted on by the Major League Baseball Players Association. The players’ union selected the Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar as Player […]
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Buffaloes put past failures in rearview mirror with Pacific League title
There was nothing more for Yoshinobu Yamamoto to do — so he rested. The Orix Buffaloes’ brilliant 23-year-old pitcher carried the team to the brink of the Pacific League pennant with a shutout in the club’s season finale on Monday, but the rest was out of his talented hands. The […]
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Astros come alive at plate to even World Series
Houston’s Jose Altuve connected on a home run and scored twice to spark the Astros’ bats in a 7-2 rout of the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the World Series in Houston on Wednesday. The series is tied at 1-1and will head to Atlanta for Game 3 on Friday. […]
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Orix Buffaloes win franchise’s first pennant in quarter-century
The Orix Buffaloes captured their franchise’s 13th Pacific League pennant on Wednesday and the first since Ichiro Suzuki led the Orix BlueWave to the title in 1996. Orix completed its regular season with a 4-0 shutout by ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto. That win required the second-place Lotte Marines to win two […]
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Braves rout Astros in first game of World Series
Jorge Soler smashed a home run on the first swing of the game and Adam Duvall blasted a two-run homer as the Atlanta Braves rolled over the Houston Astros 6-2 in the opening contest of the World Series on Tuesday. The Braves, who are in their first World Series since […]
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Japan manager Atsunori Inaba appointed as Fighters’ new GM
Atsunori Inaba, the manager of Japan’s gold-winning Olympic baseball team, has been appointed general manager of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, the Pacific League club said Wednesday. The front office change means Hiroshi Yoshimura will step aside from his role as general manager and focus on his other responsibilities leading […]