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Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami at crossroads

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Apr 23, 2018

Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami at crossroads

by Jason Coskrey

The Hanshin Tigers have a Shintaro Fujinami problem. They just don't seem to know what to do about it. Fujinami, 24, is one of the most gifted pitchers in Japan, with a fastball among the fastest in NPB and good secondary pitches. The issue is, ...

In Shohei Ohtani, Japan finally has its world-beater

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Apr 16, 2018

In Shohei Ohtani, Japan finally has its world-beater

by Jason Coskrey

It must take a considerable amount of willpower for Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama not to respond to questions about his former player Shohei Ohtani with a simple, "I told you so." Although the sly smile he lets slip on occasion more ...

Fighters hit machine Kensuke Kondo has fans wondering if batting .400 is possible

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Apr 9, 2018

Fighters hit machine Kensuke Kondo has fans wondering if batting .400 is possible

by Jason Coskrey

There are some who think Kensuke Kondo could've hit .400 last season. That had a herniated disc not sidelined the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters catcher, the position at which he's listed but rarely actually plays anymore (he's mostly the DH or in the outfield), for ...

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