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Seattle – Shohei Ohtani crushed his major league-leading 33rd home run Friday for the Los Angeles Angels, who fell 7-3 to the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners came back for the win at T-Mobile Park thanks to an eighth-inning grand slam by Mitch Haniger, who broke a 3-3 tie by blasting […]

ANAHEIM, California – Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 32nd home run on Wednesday to break former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui’s 2004 record for the most homers hit in a single MLB season by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani and Matsui are the only Japanese in Major League Baseball’s […]

ANAHEIM, California – Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 32nd home run on Wednesday to break former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui’s 2004 record for the most homers hit in a single MLB season by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani and Matsui are the only Japanese in Major League Baseball’s […]

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit his major-league leading 32nd home run of the season on Wednesday, breaking Hideki Matsui’s MLB record for long balls in a single season by a Japanese player. The milestone homer was the 15th in the last 20 games for […]

Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani threw seven solid innings and gave himself run support with an RBI double Tuesday as the Los Angeles Angels overpowered the Boston Red Sox 5-3. After lasting less than an inning in his previous start at Yankee Stadium on June 30, the two-way star bounced […]

Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, whose name became synonymous with a generation of Japanese pro baseball talent, will make this his last pro season, a source with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday. The 40-year-old right-hander with 114 career wins in Japan and another 56 in the major leagues, has decided to […]

Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, whose name became synonymous with a generation of Japanese pro baseball talent, will make this his last pro season, a source with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday. The 40-year-old right-hander with 114 career wins in Japan and another 56 in the major leagues, has decided to […]

The Los Angeles Angels were preparing for a series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in May 2018, Shohei Ohtani’s first year in MLB, when Jose Mota, a former major leaguer and longtime member of the broadcast crew, went to have a word with his producers. “I said listen, […]

Anaheim, California – Japanese sensation Shohei Ohtani will pitch and hit for the American League in next week’s All-Star Game, Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon confirmed Monday. Maddon said he and Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, who is piloting the AL All-Star team, have already spoken about a […]

There is intent and there is common sense. The issue for Seibu Lions pitcher Takeru Sasaki is there was none of either on Friday night at MetLife Dome. The second start of Sasaki’s career came to an abrupt end after just three pitches against the Orix Buffaloes. Sasaki’s first two […]