Baseball / Japanese Baseball Mar 29, 2013

2013 Pacific League Preview

by Jason Coskrey

The sky is the limit for the Hawks, who will be looking to claim their third pennant in four seasons. Softbank lost captain Hiroki Kokubo to retirement, but replaced him with Bryan LaHair, a 30-year-old infielder who was an All-Star last season for the ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Mar 28, 2013

2013 Central League Preview

by Jason Coskrey

In order of predicted finish: Yomiuri Giants Manager: Tatsunori Hara 2012: 86-43-15, 1st The Giants led the CL in runs, home runs and stolen bases last season, and there's more where that came from. Reigning MVP Shinnosuke Abe is unlikely to replicate a monster 2012 — .340 average, 27 ...