Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Jul 20, 2020
Tigers back on prowl in Central League
by Jason Coskrey
Their resurgence continued last week at Koshien Stadium, where Hanshin took two of three against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and swept the Chunichi Dragons.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Jul 13, 2020
Yuki Yanagita powers Hawks past Eagles in six-game series
by Jason Coskrey
With no All-Star Game, Yuki Yanagita held his own personal home run derby last week in Fukuoka. The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles may have arrived from Sendai in first place and with NPB's hottest hitter, Hideto Asamura, but it was Yanagita whose star shone brightest ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Jul 6, 2020
Eagles soar to front of line in Pacific League after strong week
by Jason Coskrey
The top teams and the Central and Pacific Leagues had very good weeks.