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Giants veteran Shinnosuke Abe announces retirement

Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe made his retirement official on Wednesday, saying he felt ready…

Dragons crush Swallows

NAGOYA – Four pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout on Wednesday for the Chunichi Dragons…

Shohei Ohtani vows to come back stronger after knee surgery

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani showed how to handle an…

Nats sweep Phillies, reach playoffs

WASHINGTON – Trea Turner’s go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning lifted Washington to a…

Lions repeat as Pacific League champions

SENDAI – The Seibu batters roared at the plate as usual, Zach Neal had another…

Anthony Alford slugs walk-off homer in 15th inning to lead Blue Jays past Orioles

TORONTO – Anthony Alford hit a game-ending drive in the 15th inning for his first…

Giants star Shinnosuke Abe to retire after season, sources say

Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe will draw the curtain on his professional baseball career after…

Ernesto Mejia moves Lions past Eagles again

SENDAI – Ernesto Mejia once more had the last word against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden…

Cardinals get past Yu Darvish, Cubs to clinch playoff berth

CHICAGO – Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals celebrated the franchise’s first postseason berth…

Hawks narrow gap on PL-leading Lions

OSAKA – Yuki Yanagita and Yurisbel Gracial each drove in a pair of runs as…