Don’t look now, but Kotaro Kiyomiya is suddenly swinging a hot bat. The 23-year-old was right in the middle of the action as the last-place Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pulled off a road sweep of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks over the weekend, with at least a hit and an RBI […]
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Shohei Ohtani named All-Star as pitcher and hitter for second straight year
Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been named to the All-Star Game as a pitcher and batter for the second consecutive season, MLB announced Sunday. The 28-year-old Japanese star, who was the American League MVP in 2021, became the first player in All-Star history to be named to […]
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Yu Darvish’s strong outing not enough as Padres lose to Giants
San Diego – Yu Darvish pitched seven innings of three-hit, one-run ball on Saturday, but the San Diego Padres bats were not able to back him up in a 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The Japanese right-hander, who has not won a game since June 20, made a […]
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Haruhiro Hamaguchi gives credit to BayStars after earning first win since May
Haruhiro Hamaguchi recorded the win at Tokyo Dome on Saturday, but the lefty was eager to give all the credit to the rest of the DeNA BayStars. Hamaguchi took a shutout into the eighth inning before reliever Hiromu Ise carried the club across the finish line in a 2-0 win […]
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Shohei Ohtani takes slim lead over Yordan Alvarez on All-Star ballot
Shohei Ohtani narrowly leads the voting to start the Major League Baseball All-Star Game as the designated hitter for the American League, according to preliminary results released Thursday by MLB.com. The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star received 51% of votes for the AL DH starting spot in a head-to-head ballot […]
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Blue Jays place Yusei Kikuchi on injured list with neck strain
Seattle – The Toronto Blue Jays have placed left-hander Yusei Kikuchi on the 15-day injured list with a neck strain, the team said Thursday. The 31-year-old former Seibu Lions star has struggled on the mound recently and was knocked out after just 2⅓ innings in his last start in Oakland […]
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Shohei Ohtani strikes out 10 and drives in two runs as Angels end skid
Shohei Ohtani delivered another sparkling performance on the mound and at the plate Wednesday to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-2 win over the Miami Marlins that snapped a four-game skid. The two-way superstar struck out 10 batters over seven innings of one-run, two-hit ball and drove in […]
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Tigers hold off Carp to move closer to third place
Yuki Nishi allowed two runs over 6⅓ innings and three relievers completed the win as the Hanshin Tigers held off the Hiroshima Carp 3-2 in the Central League on Wednesday. The win at historic Koshien Stadium outside Osaka moved the fourth-place Tigers to within one game of the third-place Carp, […]
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Pitching sensation Roki Sasaki earns first NPB All-Star selection
Roki Sasaki, who in April became the youngest pitcher to throw a perfect game in Japanese pro baseball, has been voted onto the Pacific League All-Star team for the first time, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Wednesday. The 20-year-old Chiba Lotte Marines right-hander, who heads the PL with 124 strikeouts, received […]
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Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki homers in second straight game since injury return
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Seiya Suzuki homered for the second day in a row since coming off the injured list, lining a two-run shot to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 on Tuesday. Suzuki, who hit an inside-the-park solo homer in his first MLB game in 39 days […]