Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Apr 5, 2021
BayStars' Daisuke Miura learns wins do not come easily in NPB
by Jason Coskrey
On Sunday, he finally won his first game as the team’s manager after coming up short eight times.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 30, 2020
Hawks pitcher Carter Stewart eager to prove himself in Japan
Carter Stewart is determined to prove that the Hawks made the right decision by taking a chance on him at such a young age
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Mar 20, 2020
Hawks' Carter Stewart makes winning debut with top team in practice game
Carter Stewart, who turned his back on major league baseball to sign with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks a year ago, made his first-team debut in a practice game on Friday. With Nippon Professional Baseball's season on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, clubs began playing ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Feb 21, 2020
Former Hawks pitcher Matt Skrmetta influenced Carter Stewart's journey
by Jim Allen
When records are set in baseball, they so often occur at the confluence of favorable circumstances, the right player in the right place at the right time. Pitcher Carter Stewart may not have set any records last year, but by signing with the Fukuoka SoftBank ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Feb 13, 2020
Hawks' ambitious project with Carter Stewart could spark huge changes
by Jim Allen
When Carter Stewart and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks agreed to a six-year, $6 million contract in 2019, it made news as the historic first such deal between an elite American amateur and an NPB team. Their deal began an experiment, which, if successful, could spark ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 31, 2019
Teenage pitcher Carter Stewart excited to begin pro career in Japan
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks signee Carter Stewart said Thursday he has a "fantastic opportunity" starting his professional baseball career in Japan. The first marquee American amateur to turn pro in Nippon Professional Baseball, the 19-year-old pitcher has signed a six-year deal with the Hawks that will ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts May 27, 2019
Stewart's bold move to Japan could shake up MLB, NPB
by Jason Coskrey
Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kyle Regnault doesn't know what he'd do if he were in Carter Stewart's cleats. Stewart, a 19-year-old pitcher from Melbourne, Florida, finalized a deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Saturday that has the potential to be groundbreaking. Stewart skipping the MLB draft ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 25, 2019
Hawks finalize deal with highly touted amateur pitcher Carter Stewart
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks made history on Saturday by becoming the first NPB team to sign a highly rated American amateur by announcing their acquisition of 19-year-old pitcher Carter Stewart. Details of the contract were not revealed, but it has been reported in the United ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 22, 2019
Hawks in negotiations with top American amateur prospect Carter Stewart
by Jim Allen
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are closing in on a precedent-setting deal with amateur pitcher Carter Stewart, a No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball's 2018 draft, a source knowledgeable of the negotiation said Wednesday. If the 19-year-old Stewart signs with SoftBank, he will be the ...