A night after breaking out the bubbly to celebrate their first ever Pacific League title, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles were understandably in need of a collective pick-me-up during a sluggish performance against the second-place Chiba Lotte Marines. Left-hander Takahiro Matsunaga (4-1) allowed four ...

As the cheers and chants for a sobbing Mariano Rivera shook Yankee Stadium, his long-time teammate Derek Jeter walked to the pitcher’s mound and delivered the message no one really wanted to hear. “It’s time to go,” the Yankees captain appeared to tell his ...

In a game of high drama, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles clinched their first Pacific League pennant on Thursday night in a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Seibu Lions.

The Cincinnati Reds probably would have liked Daisuke Matsuzaka's first career appearance against them to come at another time — such as next season.

The Hiroshima Carp will head to their first Climax Series after beating the Chunichi Dragons 2-0 Wednesday. Bryan Bullington (11-9) pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Carp to victory, which secured Hiroshima a top-three finish in the Central League. Brad Eldred went 3-for-3 ...

With New York quickly falling behind the Rays, the fans at Yankee Stadium were left with getting worked up over whether they would get their Mariano Rivera bobblehead dolls. The Yankees wasted several opportunities against the wild Matt Moore in a 7-0 loss to ...

The long wait is over, Pittsburgh. Your Pirates are finally headed back to the postseason. After a 21-year absence, Pittsburgh clinched at least a National League wild card Monday night when it beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 and the Washington Nationals lost to St. ...

Ryozo Kato had the ideas to be the commissioner Japanese baseball needed, but not the muscle. Early in his tenure, you could hear the sincerity with which he spoke of trying to make NPB better for both fans and players. It is somewhat ironic ...