Baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball said Monday it will abolish a rule that forces amateurs who skipped its draft to pursue an immediate career overseas to wait two or three seasons after returning to Japan before they are eligible to play in NPB. Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Junichi Tazawa stirred controversy […]

Shintaro Fujinami gave up 11 runs — seven earned — in 4 2/3 innings on Saturday night. That’s more than he’s ever allowed in his career and, per Daily Sports, more than any Hanshin pitcher has in a single outing. The loss dropped the second-place Tigers 7 1/2 games behind […]

Minneapolis – Miguel Sano led Minnesota’s rally against the Detroit bullpen with a home run and the tying single in the ninth inning, before Byron Buxton beat out an infield single for the game-winning RBI to give the Twins a 4-3 victory over the Tigers on Saturday night. “He can […]

Chicago – While his manager is running out of things to say about him, Yu Darvish knows exactly how good he has been this year. Asked to compare his recent roll to any previous point in his career, Darvish responded: “Three times better than before.” No kidding. Darvish pitched seven […]

New York – Far too young to remember Tom Seaver’s glory days, Pete Alonso and the New York Mets found a perfect way to pay tribute to the greatest player in franchise history. Starting pitcher Robert Gsellman, his right knee already dirtied, led the Mets from the dugout onto the […]

Cincinnati – Joey Votto’s single in the bottom of the ninth inning drove in Shogo Akiyama with the winning run as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Wednesday night. Facing Giovanny Gallegos (1-1), Akiyama and Curt Casali walked with one out and Votto delivered a sharp […]

New York – Chicago Cubs right-hander Yu Darvish won National League Pitcher of the Month honors for July and August, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday. Darvish has a 6-1 record with a 1.47 ERA in seven starts so far this season and has been touted as a potential Cy Young […]

New York – Tom Seaver, the Hall of Fame pitcher who steered a stunning transformation from lovable losers to Miracle Mets in 1969, has died. He was 75. The Hall said Wednesday night that Seaver died Monday from complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19. Seaver spent his final years […]

New York – Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman threw a 101 mph fastball near the head of pinch-hitter Michael Brosseau while closing out his first save of the season, prompting the benches to empty after New York ended a six-game losing streak against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-3 victory […]

Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref. – Veteran Hanshin Tigers reliever Kyuji Fujikawa said Tuesday he will continue his quest to record at least 250 career saves before he retires at the end of this year’s coronavirus-interrupted season. “I’ve always played with that feeling in mind,” Fujikawa said at a press conference in […]