The Pacific League playoff race might already be nearing its end. The NPB season is not yet at the halfway mark — though it is approaching — and has not reached the All-Star break, but there is a clear line of demarcation forming between the haves and have-nots in the […]
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Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi matches MLB career high with seventh win
Toronto – Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi earned his seventh win of the season after throwing seven innings of one-run ball in a 12-1 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Kikuchi (7-2) held the Athletics to two hits, including a sixth-inning home run by Tony Kemp, while striking […]
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Shohei Ohtani chips in as Angels put up franchise-record 25 runs
Denver – Shohei Ohtani looked like an underachiever Saturday, producing just one RBI single while his Los Angeles Angels teammates set a franchise record for runs scored in a 25-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The Angels broke the game at Coors Field open in a 13-run third inning. Mike […]
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MLB games in Paris in 2025 in ‘planning’ stage
Major League Baseball is looking to hold a regular-season series in Paris in 2025. “We are in the process of working on Paris in 2025,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said at a news conference ahead of a pair of games in London this weekend between the St. Louis Cardinals and […]
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DeNA closes on first place as Katsuki Azuma shuts out CL-leading Tigers
Yokohama – Katsuki Azuma threw a five-hitter for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars’ second straight complete-game victory, 2-0 over the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers on Saturday. A day after Shota Imanaga went the distance in the series opener for DeNA at Yokohama Stadium, Azuma (7-2) followed suit as the second-place BayStars […]
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Rangers affiliate releases struggling Yoshitomo Tsutsugo
Los Angeles – The Texas Rangers’ Triple-A affiliate the Round Rock Express said Thursday they have released Japanese first baseman-outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo. In his fourth year in the United States, the 31-year-old former DeNA BayStars slugger in Japan, attended spring training as a non-roster invitee and has not played in […]
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Shohei Ohtani leads AL in votes to earn spot as starting DH for All-Star Game
Los Angeles – Shohei Ohtani received the most votes among American League players for the first time as the Los Angeles Angels two-way star earned an automatic starting spot in the All-Star Game on July 11 in Seattle. Ohtani received 2,646,307 votes during the Phase 1 ballot, Major League Baseball […]
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Shohei Ohtani strikes out 12 in loss as Angels lose close game against Dodgers
ANAHEIM, California – Shohei Ohtani struck out 12 over seven skillful innings of one-run ball but was tagged with the loss as the Los Angeles Angels went down 2-0 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. With the Angels lineup managing just two hits, both from Luis Rengifo, Ohtani (6-3) […]
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Hiroto Takahashi leads Dragons to win over Eagles in NPB’s interleague finale
Sendai – Hiroto Takahashi allowed two runs, none earned, over 6⅔ innings to pick up the win as the Central League’s Chunichi Dragons completed this year’s interleague session with a 5-2 victory over the Pacific League’s Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. At Sendai’s Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi, the Eagles became the […]
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Shohei Ohtani named AL Player of the Week for the fifth time
Anaheim, California – Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani was named the American League’s Player of the Week on Tuesday, claiming the Major League Baseball honor for the fifth time in his career. Ohtani’s stellar play in the week of June 12 to 18 included hitting .435 with six […]