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Left-hander Kris Johnson pitched into the eighth inning and drove in a run to help the Hiroshima Carp extend their winning streak to 11 games by beating the Yomiuri Giants 7-5 on Saturday. The Carp are now one victory shy of the franchise record for ...

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks made history on Saturday by becoming the first NPB team to sign a highly rated American amateur by announcing their acquisition of 19-year-old pitcher Carter Stewart. Details of the contract were not revealed, but it has been reported in the United ...

Winless for almost two weeks, the Detroit Tigers finally busted loose for nine runs and needed every last one of them. JaCoby Jones homered and had a career-high four RBIs, including a go-ahead double in the seventh inning, and Miguel Cabrera also connected as the ...

The first several weeks of the NPB season had many wondering how it was possible for the Hiroshima Carp to start off so slowly. Now the question is this: How on earth can anyone slow them down? Xavier Batista hit two home runs, Seiya Suzuki and ...

The New York Mets say slugger Yoenis Cespedes is expected to miss the entire season after having ankle surgery. The Mets revealed that the 33-year-old Cespedes had the operation on Thursday. The team announced Monday that the oft-injured outfielder had broken his right ankle in an ...

Aaron Hicks drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees completed a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 6-5 victory Thursday afternoon after blowing a four-run lead. New York's Masahiro Tanaka allowed ...

Kento Itohara's ninth-inning RBI single broke up a scoreless tie, lifted the Hanshin Tigers to a 1-0 win and a three-game sweep over the struggling Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Thursday. The Swallows' David Buchanan and the Tigers' Haruto Takahashi each worked six innings, but could ...

The Tochigi Golden Braves of the independent Baseball Challenge League confirmed Thursday that former Yokohama BayStars pitcher Yujo Kitagata has joined the Los Angeles Dodgers on a minor league deal. Kitagata, who signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers as a free agent ...

Another feat of strength from Josh Bell didn't do the Pittsburgh Pirates much good Wednesday night. For the second time in two weeks, the switch-hitting slugger homered into the Allegheny River on the fly. Before then, only three balls had splashed into the river without ...