Japanese Baseball
One week after rejecting a big-league contract, ace right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano re-signed with the Yomiuri Giants on a one-year deal reported as the highest in Japanese baseball history. Tomoyuki Sugano speaks ...
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Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame reveals Class of 2021
by Jason Coskrey
No one was chosen from the Players Selection Committee for the second year in a row.
MLB
The Seattle Mariners announced Tuesday that former pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma has rejoined the organization as a special assignment coach reporting directly to general manager Jerry Dipoto. He will begin his new ...
Japanese Baseball Jan 13, 2021
BayStars swing for global reputation in 10th year under DeNA
by Kaz Nagatsuka
After doubling annual attendance between 2011 and 2019, Yokohama wants to become NPB's strongest club both on and off the diamond.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jan 11, 2021
Frustrated Tomoyuki Sugano aims high for 2021 after failed bid to land MLB deal
Speaking to reporters online, the 31-year-old Sugano expressed some frustration with the conditions under which he was forced to negotiate.
Baseball / MLB Jan 9, 2021
Hideo Nomo reacts to death of legendary Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda
In 2008, Lasorda received the Order of the Rising Sun in recognition of his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Jan 9, 2021
Bad timing spoils Tomoyuki Sugano's MLB aspirations
by Jason Coskrey
Given a market where he apparently didn't get a deal he liked and an offseason changed by the coronavirus, it's not hard to see why Sugano chose another year with the Kyojin.
Japanese Baseball Jan 8, 2021
Tomoyuki Sugano fails to find MLB team, will return to Giants
The two-time Sawamura Award winner has been offered a four-year contract by Yomiuri that he will have the right to unilaterally terminate.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jan 7, 2021
The Yomiuri Giants have agreed to a contract with longtime major league first baseman and designated hitter Justin Smoak, the Central League champions said Thursday. Yomiuri will sign the 34-year-old switch hitter as a free agent from the San Francisco Giants on a two-year deal ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jan 4, 2021
Reformers look to fix Japan's damaging youth baseball culture
by Satoshi Iizuka
Some youth clubs, sports academics and even professional players have raised their voices to push for reform of the nation's notorious youth baseball culture.
Japanese Baseball Jan 3, 2021
Outfielder Haruki Nishikawa remains a member of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, the club announced Sunday, after his deadline to sign with a major league team elapsed. The 28-year-old center fielder had until 5 p.m. on Saturday in New York to complete a deal with ...