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AMERICAN LEAGUE

This year, Shohei Ohtani became the first Japanese player to lead a U.S. major league in home runs, with 44.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 3, 2023
Ohtani named AL's most outstanding in Players Choice Awards
The two-way superstar, who has entered free agency following his sixth season with the Los Angeles Angels, previously earned the award in 2021.
Twins reliever Kenta Maeda allowed two runs and four hits, walked two and struck out two over two innings in the team's ALDS Game 1 defeat in Houston on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 8, 2023
Twins' Kenta Maeda gives up two runs as Astros win ALDS Game 1
Maeda survived a two-on jam in the fourth inning, but failed to stem the tide by giving up RBI singles to Jose Abreu and Chas McCormick in the fifth.
Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani earned his fifth intentional walk in three games against the Braves in Atlanta on Monday before going on to hit two singles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 1, 2023
Shohei Ohtani named AL player of week for third time this season
Otani batted .300 with three homers and four RBIs during the week of July 24 and extended his record among Japanese players with his seventh weekly MVP.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 23, 2023
Masataka Yoshida takes AL batting average lead with three-hit night
The 30-year-old major league rookie had three singles beginning with a line drive to left field off Max Scherzer in the first inning at Fenway Park.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 4, 2023
Home run leader Shohei Ohtani named June's AL Player of the Month
The Angels star was also named the AL Player of the Week for the second time this season and sixth time in his major league career.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 21, 2023
Shohei Ohtani named AL Player of the Week for the fifth time
Ohtani's stellar play in the week of June 12 to 18 included hitting .435 with six home runs and 12 RBIs in seven games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 8, 2022
Shohei Ohtani named among three finalists for American League MVP
The Angels star earned an MLB career-high 15 wins with a 2.33 ERA on the mound while batting .273 with 34 home runs and 95 RBIs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 5, 2022
All rise! Yankees' Aaron Judge becomes AL's new home run king
The popular outfielder clobbered a first-inning offering from Texas right-hander Jesus Tinoco over the left field wall to etch his name into the history books
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / Sac Bunts
Sep 21, 2021
Historic Shohei Ohtani a clear choice for American League MVP
As baseball writers prepare to cast their votes, the two-way star's achievements should put him above his nearest competitor, Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 22, 2021
Shohei Ohtani named AL Player of the Week for third time
The Angels two-way star earned the honor for the June 14-20 period, hitting.296 with six home runs and nine RBIs in seven games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2017
Yankees hurler Masahiro Tanaka named starter for Game 1 of ALCS against Astros
Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka will start Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Friday against the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 5, 2017
Yankees hurler Masahiro Tanaka named starter for Game 3
Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka will start Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Indians this weekend, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Wednesday.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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