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The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and Tokyo Yakult Swallows have agreed to a four-player deal, the two NPB teams announced Tuesday. The Fighters, in need of relief pitchers, sent right-hander Hirotoshi ...
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Taiwanese slugger Wang Po-jung accepts three-year deal from Fighters
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters said Friday they have reached a deal to acquire hard-hitting outfielder Wang Po-jung from the Lamigo Monkeys of the Taiwanese professional league. The 25-year-old Taiwanese, who ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball
The Hanshin Tigers announced Friday they have acquired pitcher Yuki Nishi, who had declared free agency after his 10th season with the Orix Buffaloes. The Central League club made the announcement ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 6, 2018
Former Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma to join Yomiuri Giants
The Yomiuri Giants announced Thursday they have reached an agreement to acquire former major league pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma for next season. Iwakuma left the Seattle Mariners organization after this past season in order to continue his playing career in Japan. The 37-year-old spent the entire ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 5, 2018
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters announced Wednesday they have signed a one-year contract with pitcher Justin Hancock for an estimated ¥70 million (about $620,000). Hancock threw 12.1 innings of relief for the Chicago Cubs this past season, getting 11 strikeouts with a 1.46 ERA. The ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 5, 2018
Pacific League MVP Hotaka Yamakawa has signed a new contract with the Seibu Lions, the Saitama club said Wednesday. The 27-year-old first baseman, who led Nippon Professional Baseball in home runs this year, will receive an estimated annual salary of ¥110 million ($973,000), nearly tripling ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 4, 2018
Carp validate one-year deal for former Mariners pitcher Casey Lawrence
The Hiroshima Carp have acquired former major league pitcher Casey Lawrence for next season, the Central League club said Tuesday. Lawrence, a right-hander, went 1-0 with a 7.33 ERA in 11 games for the Seattle Mariners in 2018. He also played 19 games for the Mariners' ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 4, 2018
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters announced Tuesday they have reached a contract agreement with right-handed free agent pitcher Chihiro Kaneko, who sepnt 13 seasons with the Orix Buffaloes. Kaneko, who received a reported ¥600 million ($5.27 million) salary in the 2018 season with Orix, pitched ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 3, 2018
The Chunichi Dragons announced Monday the acquisition of Dominican pitcher Enny Romero, who participated in last year's World Baseball Classic. Romero, 27, signed a contract with the Central League club for an estimated annual salary of ¥50 million (about $440,000). He began his career with ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 3, 2018
The Seibu Lions have posted left-hander Yusei Kikuchi to the major leagues, the Pacific League champions announced Monday. Kikuchi, 27, applied to Nippon Professional Baseball, and the league in turn informed Major League Baseball, according to the team. He needed his club's approval to move ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 1, 2018
Tomoya Mori, Ko Shimozuru recipients of Sky Perfect Dramatic Sayonara of the Year Award
by Jason Coskrey
Tomoya Mori sent the fans at Seibu Dome into hysterics with his sayonara double in April. Ko Shimozuru did the same in July with a home run at Mazda Stadium. There aren't many things in baseball more exciting or dramatic than a sayonara hit. Of ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 30, 2018
Central League MVP Yoshihiro Maru has decided to exercise his domestic free agent option and sign with the Yomiuri Giants, sources said Friday. The biggest name in the offseason free agent market, Maru on Tuesday was named CL MVP for the second straight year after ...