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ALFREDO DESPAIGNE

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 13, 2022
Kenta Imamiya and Alfredo Despaigne lead Hawks to win over Lions
The Hawks turned a 1-0 deficit into a 4-1 lead in the third to remain on top of the Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
May 24, 2021
Pacific League clubs likely looking forward to return of interleague play
If Pacific League fans and teams look happier and more upbeat than usual, it's probably because it's that time of year again.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 23, 2020
Hawks still in a class of their own
The team has dominated Japanese baseball — the Climax Series and Japan Series in particular — for almost a decade.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 22, 2020
Hawks score early and often to crush Giants in Japan Series Game 2
The relentless Hawks put six runs on the board before the end of the third inning and Alfredo Despaigne hit a grand slam in the seventh.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Sep 14, 2020
Giants stripping all mystery out of remainder of Central League campaign
After winning six games last week, the Kyojin have a 9u00bd-game lead over the second-place Hanshin Tigers with fewer than 50 games remaining for each team.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 22, 2019
Hawks hammer Giants in Game 3, move within win of third consecutive Japan Series crown
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks should be able to taste it now. They've dominated this Japan Series through three games and now the big payoff is just around the corner.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 4, 2019
Hawks rough up Takahiro Norimoto early in win over Eagles
Akira Nakamura opened the scoring with a two-run home run, and Alfredo Despaigne homered twice as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks rocked the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 5-1 on Wednesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 12, 2019
Hawks win as Alfredo Despaigne's homers decide Wada-Kaneko classic
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks slugger Alfredo Despaigne stole the spotlight from a duel of big-name pitchers on Monday, homering twice to lead the Pacific League-leading SoftBank Hawks to a 6-3 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 5, 2019
Alfredo Despaigne homer helps Hawks put away Dragons
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks made the most of having former ace Tsuyoshi Wada on the mound for the first time since 2017 in a 5-2 interleague win over the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2018
Hawks take Japan Series lead after dominant Game 4 performance at home
Yuki Yanagita's throw in from center field was good, Kenji Akashi's relay was better and Takuya Kai's tag at the plate was even better still.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2018
Hawks triumph over Carp in Game 3 slugfest
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks put their fans through a myriad of emotions in Game 3 of the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2018
Hawks jump on Fighters early, coast to victory in playoff opener
Alfredo Despaigne started the NPB postseason with a bang, hitting a first-inning grand slam as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks cruised to an 8-3 victory over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series' first stage on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2018
Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano and six others named to All-Star teams via player voting
Yomiuri Giants right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano was among seven players added Thursday to the Central and Pacific League All-Star teams through player voting.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2017
Hawks finally prevail after epic Japan Series
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks wrapped up the 2017 Japan Series at Yafuoku Dome on Saturday by capturing their eighth overall title — fourth in the last seven years — after defeating the Yokohama BayStars in a hard-fought Game 6.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2017
Hawks erupt for seven runs in fifth inning, pound BayStars in Game 1
The day before this Japan Series was scheduled to start, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate said his team had the best starting rotation, best lineup and best bullpen in the league.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2017
Hawks capture Pacific League pennant
There shouldn't have been any questions about which team was the best in the Pacific League this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2017
Hawks starter Higashihama shines in triumph over Eagles
With all of Nao Higashihama's pitches working, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles simply didn't have a chance in Thursday afternoon's 5-1 defeat to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 15, 2017
Despaigne, Akiyama, Suzuki supply big hits as PL tops CL in All-Star Series finale
For one night, it was just like old times for Alfredo Despaigne in Chiba. A monstrous home run, a celebration with Chiba Lotte Marines catcher Tatsuhiro Tamura, and a celebratory "Despa-iine" call-and-response with the fans in right field after the game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 29, 2017
Eagles' Norimoto, seven other players selected by peers as All-Stars
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles hurler Takahiro Norimoto was among eight players added Thursday to the Central and Pacific League All-Star teams following votes from NPB players.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 28, 2017
Despaigne homer lifts Hawks past Fighters
Alfredo Despaigne hit a tie-breaking, eighth-inning home run, the fourth of the game for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in a 6-5 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Wednesday night.

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