Baseball

Swallows star Munetaka Murakami mired in prolonged slump early in NPB season

Munetaka Murakami drove in a pair of runs with a sacrifice fly and an RBI…

Shohei Ohtani connects on home run during Angels’ win over Brewers

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – Shohei Ohtani hit his seventh home run of the season and his…

Towering Yuto Akihiro finding chances with struggling Giants

Yuto Akihiro, at first glance, looks like an athlete more prone to slam dunks than…

Orix ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto picks up second win with 6 solid innings

Osaka – Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a key member of Japan’s World Baseball Classic-winning team, threw six…

Ryoya Kurihara hits grand slam to power Hawks to victory over Eagles

Fukuoka – Ryoya Kurihara broke a scoreless tie with a sixth-inning grand slam, leading the…

Shohei Ohtani shines at plate and wins on mound against Athletics

Anaheim, California – Two-way star Shohei Ohtani overcame a rocky fourth inning on the mound…

Revitalized Yusei Kikuchi earns fourth straight win to continue hot start for Blue Jays

Toronto – Yusei Kikuchi continued his impressive start to the season season for the Toronto…

Masataka Yoshida homers twice in one inning to lead Red Sox past Brewers

Masataka Yoshida smashed two home runs during the eighth inning, one of them a grand…

Shintaro Fujinami tagged with loss as A’s smashed by Rangers

Arlington, Texas – Right-hander Shintaro Fujinami made an early exit and was charged with his…

Lars Nootbaar ecstatic over meeting former superstar Ichiro Suzuki

Seattle – St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar made the most of his chance Friday…