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Marines’ Roki Sasaki wins second monthly pitching honor

The Lotte Marines’ Roki Sasaki was named the pitcher of the month in Japan’s Pacific…

The land beneath this stadium once was theirs. They want it back.

LOS ANGELES – Standing less than a mile from Dodger Stadium on a recent Saturday…

Shohei Ohtani passes Babe Ruth in pitching strikeouts

Since Shohei Ohtani made his major league debut in 2018, the comparisons to Babe Ruth…

Fighters acquire switch-hitting infielder Alen Hanson

Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido – The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters said Monday they have acquired switch-hitting infielder…

Signs of healing grow in Japanese baseball’s attendance figures

Japanese baseball’s restrictions on attendance during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic were a distant…

Fighters flirt with combined no-hitter in win over Lions

Newly minted starter Koki Kitayama and four relievers came within one out of a combined…

Masataka Yoshida takes hitting streak to 14 with home run in Red Sox win

Boston – Masataka Yoshida extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a home run…

Shohei Ohtani strikes out 13 and joins Babe Ruth in exclusive club in Angels’ win over Cardinals

St. Louis – Shohei Ohtani tied his career high with 13 strikeouts but gave up…

Trevor Bauer has strong debut in BayStars’ win over Carp

Yokohama – Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer worked seven innings of one-run ball…

Jose Osuna hits two home runs to power Swallows to win over Giants

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows were the dominant force in the Central League the past two…