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CHUNICHI DRAGONS

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2018
Daisuke Matsuzaka set to join Dragons after passing a tryout behind closed doors
Former Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka is poised to join the Chunichi Dragons after passing a closed-door tryout held Tuesday at the team's practice facility in Nagoya.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 22, 2018
Ichiro wouldn't solve Chunichi's problems
While it's still improbable, Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka could both be wearing blue and white this summer if everything falls in place, as the Chunichi Dragons have interest in both players.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 19, 2018
Dragons express interest in making contract offer to Ichiro: team source
The Chunichi Dragons are looking at acquiring major league outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who became a free agent after playing with the Miami Marlins last year, a team source said Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 18, 2018
Dragons schedule tryout for pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka
The Chunichi Dragons said Thursday they will hold a tryout next week for former major league right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, who parted ways with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks last year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 7, 2018
Hoshino's passion remained as strong as ever
Senichi Hoshino walked into a room full of reporters on a gray and rainy day in Sendai a few years back with a smile that lit up the room. This was the day after his Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles won the draft lottery for the rights to pitcher Yuki Matsui and the day prior to his team hosting Game 1 of...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 6, 2018
Former NPB star pitcher, manager Senichi Hoshino dies at 70
Senichi Hoshino, the last Japanese manager of New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka and a Hall of Famer, has died, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles said Saturday. He was 70.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 4, 2018
Dragons sign Dillon Gee to one-year deal
The Chunichi Dragons have signed right-hander Dillon Gee, who had major-league stints with the Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins in 2017, on a one-year contract.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 21, 2017
Dragons to give Daisuke Matsuzaka a tryout in January
The Chunichi Dragons said Thursday they will hold a tryout in January for former major league right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 19, 2017
Dragons eye signing hurler Daisuke Matsuzaka
The Chunichi Dragons are considering acquiring former major league right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, with whom the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks parted ways recently, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 15, 2017
Swallows finalize one-year deal with veteran southpaw Jordan Norberto Armengot
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows announced Friday that they have acquired former major league pitcher Jordan Norberto Armengot, who spent the past two seasons with the Chunichi Dragons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 15, 2017
Giants sign CL home-run champ Alex Guerrero
The Yomiuri Giants have acquired infielder Alex Guerrero, who led the Central League in home runs this past season, the club announced Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 2, 2017
Alex Guerrero leaves Dragons after failing to reach agreement with team on new contract
Infielder Alex Guerrero, who hit the most home runs in the Central League this past season, is leaving the Chunichi Dragons after failing to reach an agreement on a new deal, the club said Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2017
SoftBank's Dennis Sarfate, Hiroshima's Yoshihiro Maru win NPB MVP awards
Dennis Sarfate considers himself a traditionalist, and as such, he might not have cast a ballot for himself, a reliever, in the MVP race.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2017
Reliever Daichi Takeyasu records first triumph of season as Tigers edge Dragons
Second-year pitcher Daichi Takeyasu picked up the win after tossing a perfect inning of relief in his first game with the Hanshin Tigers, who edged the Chunichi Dragons 2-1 on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 21, 2017
Dragons' Morino set to retire after season
Chunichi Dragons infielder Masahiko Morino, who played for Japan at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will retire at the end of this season, the team announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 19, 2017
Dragons hammer playoff-chasing Giants
Shinnosuke Ogasawara allowed two runs over the distance, while his Dragons teammates had a field day as Chunichi knocked the Yomiuri Giants out of third place on Tuesday, winning 10-2.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 17, 2017
BayStars southpaw Imanaga notches 10th win of season
Shota Imanaga struck out seven over as many shutout innings as the second-year lefty picked up his 10th win of the season in the Yokohama BayStars' 4-1 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 16, 2017
Kuramoto connects on sayonara double as BayStars beat Dragons
Toshihiko Kuramoto doubled home the game-ending run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Yokohama BayStars came from behind to edge the Chunichi Dragons 3-2 on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 7, 2017
Durable, tough Iwase withstands test of time
It was a record that was bound to fall to the right man in the right circumstances, and on Sunday the mark for career games pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball was eclipsed by Chunichi Dragons lefty Hitoki Iwase, Japan's all-time saves leader.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 6, 2017
Dragons pitcher Iwase sets new record with 950th career game
Career saves leader Hitoki Iwase stepped into the record books on Sunday when he closed out the Chunichi Dragons' 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Yomiuri Giants.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
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