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Anaheim, California – Shohei Ohtani will return to the mound for the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday after skipping his previous scheduled start with a sore throwing arm. The two-way star, who has continued batting since he was hit by a pitch against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, has been […]

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks relied on their batting and pitching depth in a 6-4 win over Pacific League rivals the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Tuesday, with Yuki Yanagita going 3-for-4 as one of five Hawks hitters with RBIs. Yuki Tsumori (1-0) earned his first win of the season in […]

Anaheim, California – The Los Angeles Angels scratched Shohei Ohtani from his scheduled pitching start Monday, but the two-way star made his presence felt in the batting lineup against the Tampa Bay Rays, tying the major league lead with his ninth home run of the season. The Rays claimed the […]

Chairman Jane Forbes Clark said the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum accepted Roberto Alomar’s resignation from its board of directors following an investigation into a sexual misconduct allegation against him. Major League Baseball placed Alomar on its ineligible list last week and fired him from his role as […]

Right-hander Michael Peoples threw six shutout innings and got the win in his first start of the season Monday as the Yokohama DeNA BayStars held off the Chunichi Dragons 2-1. The 29-year-old American struck out five, walked none and limited the Dragons to four hits in the series opener between […]

Seattle – Shohei Ohtani is questionable for his scheduled start Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays after being hit in his pitching arm by a fastball during the Los Angeles Angels’ 2-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners, Angels manager Joe Maddon said. Batting second in the lineup as designated hitter, […]

Last week was one of contrasting fortunes for two of the biggest signings of the NPB offseason. Eric Thames and Justin Smoak finally got on the field for the Yomiuri Giants on April 27, after having their arrival to Japan delayed by coronavirus travel restrictions and then enduring two weeks […]

Nippon Professional Baseball announced the postponement Sunday of the three-game Pacific League series between the Chiba Lotte Marines and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, scheduled to start the following day at Chiba’s Zozo Marine Stadium, after 10 Fighters players and staff tested positive for the coronavirus. The Fighters, whose home […]

Seattle – Shohei Ohtani scored a run, drove in another and stole a base Saturday for the Los Angeles Angels in a 10-5 win over the Seattle Mariners. Batting second in the lineup as the designated hitter, Ohtani scored in the first inning on a Mike Trout home run after […]

The Yomiuri Giants franchise has picked up a reputation for being pretentious and a little above it all during its long history — not unlike the New York Yankees, the MLB team the Kyojin are compared with most. Today’s Yomiuri players don’t really fit the bill, but the organization as […]