Baseball

NPB to scrap ‘Tazawa Rule’ on players skipping draft for majors

Nippon Professional Baseball said Monday it will abolish a rule that forces amateurs who skipped…

Tigers still at square one with Shintaro Fujinami

Shintaro Fujinami gave up 11 runs — seven earned — in 4 2/3 innings on…

Kenta Maeda retires 18 straight as Twins top Tigers

Minneapolis – Miguel Sano led Minnesota’s rally against the Detroit bullpen with a home run…

Yu Darvish strikes out 11 in another electric outing for Cubs

Chicago – While his manager is running out of things to say about him, Yu…

Mets honor Tom Seaver with salute, jersey and dirt-smudged knee

New York – Far too young to remember Tom Seaver’s glory days, Pete Alonso and…

Reds edge Cardinals on ninth-inning single

Cincinnati – Joey Votto’s single in the bottom of the ninth inning drove in Shogo…

Cubs’ Yu Darvish named National League Pitcher of the Month

New York – Chicago Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish won National League Pitcher of the Month…

Tom Seaver, heart of ‘Miracle Mets,’ dies at 75

New York – Tom Seaver, the Hall of Fame pitcher who steered a stunning transformation…

Yankees’ Masahiro Tanaka earns first win of season

New York – Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman threw a 101 mph fastball near the head…

Hanshin’s Kyuji Fujikawa ‘fired up’ about quest to reach 250 saves before impending retirement

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – Veteran Hanshin Tigers reliever Kyuji Fujikawa said Tuesday he will continue…