Jerry Sands broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning with his ninth home run of the season, lifting the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers to a 2-1 win over the Chunichi Dragons on Thursday. Tigers’ starter Takumi Akiyama allowed one run over seven innings after he pitched out of a […]
Shohei Ohtani pitches, hits and plays outfield in Angels’ loss
Houston – Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 on the mound, singled at the plate and played right field in the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Ohtani, who batted second in the order and finished 1-for-4 with two strikeouts, threw seven strong innings and […]
Rays place Yoshitomo Tsutsugo on waiver list
New York – The Tampa Bay Rays designated infielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo for assignment on Tuesday and removed him from the 40-man roster to make room for a different player. Tsutsugo was placed on a waiver list, which allows any other major league team to claim the player’s existing contract. If […]
Fighters take no chances after COVID-19 outbreak
There was something different about the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters during pregame warmups Friday at Sapporo Dome. The players were wearing their special Hokkaido appreciation tops — which are predominantly blue this year — with white pants for their matchup with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. They went through all […]
Yoshio Itoi homer rockets CL-leading Tigers past BayStars
Veteran Yoshio Itoi broke a 1-1 fifth inning tie with his second home run of the season, leading the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Sunday. Trailing 1-0 after 11 of the first 12 batters made out, rookie Teruaki Sato drew […]
Former Chiba Lotte manager Bobby Valentine running for mayor of hometown
Former NPB and MLB manager Bobby Valentine is running for mayor in his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut, he said Friday. Valentine, who was also a player and spent parts of five decades in baseball, announced his candidacy in a flashy campaign ad that features testimonials from several members of the […]
Angels parting ways with Albert Pujols
Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Angels designated slumping veteran Albert Pujols for assignment on Thursday. The 41-year-old Pujols was batting just .198 and slugging .372 through 24 games in 21st MLB season. Pujols, who is making $30 million this season, has five home runs and 12 RBIs. The star […]
Shohei Ohtani blasts 10th homer of season as Angels fall against Rays
Anaheim, California – Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit his 10th home run of 2021 and reached double-digit homers in a single season in the majors for the third time as his team took an 8-3 loss against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. A day after he […]
Angels’ Shohei Ohtani has solid night on mound before Rays rally against bullpen
San Diego – Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani threw five-plus innings of one-hit ball, but was not involved in the decision as a solid pitching effort was wasted in a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. The Angels went ahead early at Angel Stadium of […]
Angel Sanchez steers Giants to victory over Carp
Angel Sanchez tossed seven shutout innings and Hiroyuki Nakajima drove in the decisive run as the Yomiuri Giants subdued the Hiroshima Carp 4-0 in the Central League on Wednesday. Right-hander Sanchez (2-2) gave up six hits but no walks as he largely kept the Carp batters out of scoring position […]