Shohei Ohtani only lasted one round in the MLB Home Run Derby on Monday at Coors Field in Denver, but what a round he had. The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star came up short against the Washington Nationals’ Juan Soto, losing 31-28 in a duel that required two tiebreaker rounds. […]
All-Star pitchers Yu Darvish and Yusei Kikuchi placed on injured list
Los Angeles – San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish and Seattle Mariners lefty Yusei Kikuchi were placed on the 10-day injured list by their respective teams on Sunday. Both pitchers are All-Star Game picks, but Darvish is among the list of players who will not take part in Tuesday’s game […]
Olympian Cristopher Mercedes pitches Giants past Tigers
Cristopher Mercedes, one of two Yomiuri Giants imports named to the Tokyo Olympic baseball rosters, allowed a run over 7⅔ innings in an 8-1 win over the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers on Saturday. The win at Koshien Stadium trimmed the Tigers’ lead over the second-place Giants to 2½ games. Mercedes […]
Shohei Ohtani blasts MLB-leading 33rd homer in loss to Seattle
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 […]
Shohei Ohtani sets new Japanese major league record with 32nd home run
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 […]
Ohtani sets new Japanese major league record with 32nd home run
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 […]
Ohtani sets single-season mark for MLB homers by Japanese player
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 […]
Shohei Ohtani earns fourth win, drives in run against Red Sox
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 […]
Daisuke Matsuzaka, pitcher who gave his name to a generation, to retire
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 […]
Lions veteran Daisuke Matsuzaka to retire following injury struggles
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 […]