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JAPAN
Oct 23, 2004

BayStars, Tigers chairmen to resign

Yokohama BayStars chairman Yukio Sunahara said Friday he will resign after the Central League club was known to have been engaged in unethical scouting of amateur prospect Yasuhiro Ichiba.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004

Hosoda coy on award for Ichiro

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda played it safe Monday when asked whether the government will offer baseball star Ichiro Suzuki the prestigious People's Honor Award.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 28, 2004

Fighters earn playoff spot after NPB nixes makeup games

Japanese professional baseball officials decided Monday not to play any makeup games for the 12 games canceled by the players' strike staged on Sept. 18-19.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 25, 2004

Fighters keep playoff hopes alive

Shinji Takahashi and Angel Echevarria both hit two-run homers Friday as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters moved a step closer to the Pacific League playoffs with a 7-4 win over the Orix BlueWave.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 29, 2004

Ramirez, Iwamura deliver the goods as Swallows trip Giants

Alex Ramirez hit a three-run homer and Akinori Iwamura added a solo blast Saturday as the Yakult Swallows downed the Yomiuri Giants 6-3 at Jingu Stadium.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 29, 2004

Media nets gold in ensuring Olympic success

Anyone who has a TV could see that the attendance at the Athens Olympics has been spotty at best. Scalpers have been practically giving tickets away.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 29, 2004

Nozaki proposes interleague play

Hanshin Tigers President Katsuyoshi Nozaki said Tuesday he has proposed a two-league system that would involve intensive interleague play as an "ultimate" plan to settle the dispute over realigning the professional baseball system.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 27, 2004

Officials fail to bridge gap over realignment

Japanese baseball officials failed to reach an agreement Monday on whether to realign the professional leagues, with two opposing camps remaining far apart over the issue.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 21, 2004

Reversal by owners likely to keep two-league system in place

Two weeks ago, it appeared Japanese pro baseball was surely headed for a 10-team, one-league restructuring for next season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2004

Kobe, Osaka vie to be home where Buffaloes, Orix may jointly roam

OSAKA -- The proposed merger between the Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix BlueWave has not only shaken the baseball world but also heated up the rivalry between Osaka and Kobe for economic, social and cultural dominance of the Kansai region.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2004

Daiei exceeded earnings target for 2003

Struggling retailer Daiei Inc. said Friday it beat its earnings target for the year that ended Feb. 29, helped by sales campaigns cashing in on its professional baseball team's national championship.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 31, 2004

Devil Rays sting Yankees

This wasn't in the script.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2004

Tension mounts before MLB hits Tokyo Dome

It was business as usual Friday afternoon at Tokyo Dome -- high school boys checking out baseball memorabilia at a store, mother-toddler pairs munching away at a fast food joint near the stadium gates.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 27, 2004

Yankees, Rays set to hit Tokyo

Even halfway around the world, the New York Yankees bring a buzz.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 26, 2004

Hanshin Tigers translator Sasaki thinking big

Players from overseas have established a solid presence in Japan, playing an indispensable role in Japanese baseball over the years.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 5, 2004

An insider's take on why Bonds may have turned to steroids

Did jealousy prompt Barry Bonds to become involved with steroids?
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 2, 2004

Valentine wants entertainment

Bobby Valentine, who has returned to Japan to manage Chiba the Lotte Marines, said Monday he will urge his players to become less of a samurai and more of a performer while the game is in play.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 28, 2004

Hitting the nail on the head

"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down!"
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2004

Colony Capital to build 'perfect' resort complex

Colony Capital LLC will create a comprehensive resort complex that is less dependent on baseball as part of moves to rebuild the operations it takes over from debt-ridden retailer Daiei Inc.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 31, 2004

Sasaki clears waivers; Giants not interested

The Yomiuri Giants on Friday said the team is not interested in acquiring right-handed closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, who cleared waivers Thursday and was released by the Seattle Mariners.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 10, 2004

Ogi inducted into Hall

Akira Ogi, who led both the Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Orix BlueWave to the Pacific League pennant, was inducted into the Japanese Hall of Fame on Friday along with the late former Taiyo Whales (now Yokohama BayStars) pitcher Noboru Akiyama.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 11, 2003

South Korean slugger Lee agrees to play for Marines

The Chiba Lotte Marines have agreed to terms with South Korean baseball star Lee Seung Yeop, team officials said Wednesday.

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