Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jun 29, 2020
Red-hot Marines riding high after six-game sweep
by Jason Coskrey
There was a lot of action on display in the first full week of NPB games.
Japanese Baseball Jun 28, 2020
Laird hit his fifth home run of the year to help the hosts sweep the six-game series.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB Preview Jun 18, 2020
Loaded Hawks ready to reclaim PL crown
by Jason Coskrey
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks will be vying to win the league pennant for the first time since 2017.
Baseball Mar 11, 2020
Waseda manager Satoru Komiyama brings modern outlook to old-fashioned game
by Jim Allen
For years, former major league pitcher Satoru Komiyama's measure of success was wins on the ballfield, now as manager of Waseda University's baseball team, he wants his yardstick to be the quality of character his players achieve. "We prepare these players so they can go ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Feb 13, 2020
Roki Sasaki's first bullpen session draws raves reviews from former major leaguers on Lotte staff
Thirteen days into spring training, 18-year-old Roki Sasaki threw 25 pitches on Thursday in his first bullpen session since turning pro this year with the Chiba Lotte Marines. Although the pitcher himself was less than impressed, he drew rave reviews from the former big leaguers ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 3, 2019
Former Carp reliever Jay Jackson poised to sign with Marines
Right-hander Jay Jackson, who pitched last season for the Milwaukee Brewers, and spent the previous three seasons with the Hiroshima Carp, said Tuesday he has agreed to terms with the Chiba Lotte Marines. The 32-year-old was a part of three straight Central League championship teams ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Dec 2, 2019
New pieces present Marines with chance to alter fortunes
by Jason Coskrey
The Chiba Lotte Marines have gotten a makeover. While the Marines may have missed out on the postseason this year (Lotte was fourth in the Pacific League), they haven't been idle during the offseason. There have been some changes to the team since the final out ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 15, 2019
Eagles pitcher Manabu Mima on verge of joining Marines as free agent: source
Free agent right-hander Manabu Mima, who led the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in innings pitched this year, is poised to join the Chiba Lotte Marines, a source said on Friday. Mima went 8-5 this season for the Eagles. He threw 143⅔ innings with an 8-5 ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 17, 2019
Marines make high school hurler Roki Sasaki top pick in NPB amateur draft
The Chiba Lotte Marines took hard-throwing high school pitcher Roki Sasaki in NPB's amateur draft Thursday after four teams selected the teen talent who has been on the radar of major league clubs. The 17-year-old Sasaki's fastball has been clocked in competition at 160 kph ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 25, 2019
Lions repeat as Pacific League champions
by Jason Coskrey
The Seibu Lions lost their best pitcher and one of their best hitters off last year's Pacific League title winner. As for the PL pennant, they're going to hold on to that a little while longer. The Seibu batters roared at the plate as usual, Zach ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 16, 2019
Ayumu Ishikawa pitched seven strong innings and Tatsuhiro Tamura drove in the winning runs on Monday as the Chiba Lotte Marines claimed a 9-3 come-from-behind victory over the Saitama Seibu Lions in the Pacific League. The Lions suffered a heavy defeat a day after claiming ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 13, 2019
Rookie starter Wataru Matsumoto keeps Lions hot on Hawks' heels
Rookie Wataru Matsumoto worked seven innings for the Seibu Lions, who moved into a virtual tie for the Pacific League lead on Friday with a 6-1 victory over the Chiba Lotte Marines. Matsumoto (7-3) struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, while walking five and ...