Junya Nishi leads Tigers at plate and from mound in win over Swallows
Junya Nishi returned to his slugging past as he belted his first home run while throwing his first complete game as a pro in the Hanshin Tigers' 8-1 Central League ...
Hiroyuki Nakajima drove in the decisive two runs at Utsunomiya Kiyohara Stadium in Tochigi prefecture after Carp starter Atsushi Endo ran out of gas early in the final frame.
Jays' Yusei Kikuchi wins against his former Mariners teammates
Playing against his former team, Kikuchi walked three and struck out six of the 22 batters he faced at Rogers Center in his seventh start of the season.
Swallows and Carp draw Central League battle for first place
The tie after nearly five hours of play at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima leaves the Swallows a half-game ahead of the Carp.
Baseball’s streaming push leaves fans scrambling to find games
Sports leagues and broadcasters are struggling to accommodate both streaming-savvy younger fans as well as older fans still tethered to traditional TV packages.
The Angels star became only the third Japanese player to achieve the mark following former Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui and retired Mariners great Ichiro Suzuki.
Yu Darvish gets no decision as Padres beat Braves in comeback
The 35-year-old right-hander struck out four and was charged with five runs on nine hits and a walk.
Marines' Roki Sasaki claims monthly pitcher award after perfect start
"I'm really happy," Sasaki said. "It was positive to get wins after giving all I have."
Hiromi Oka hit a two-run second-inning home run that helped power the Chiba Lotte Marines to a 5-2 win over the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Thursday. The defeat at Rakuten Seimei Park marked the first time this season the Eagles had lost ...
Nao Higashihama's no-hitter adds to strong performance by NPB pitchers in 2022
When the NPB hurler watched on TV as Los Angeles Angels’ Reid Detmers throw his first career no-hitter Wednesday morning, little did he know he'd finish the day with one of his own.
