Hawks' Kotaro Otake tosses eight scoreless innings in victory over Tigers
Kotaro Otake pitched eight scoreless innings and Yurisbel Gracial's seventh-inning home run lifted the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 3-0 win over the Hanshin Tigers in interleague play on Thursday. Otake (4-2) limited the Tigers to two hits and a walk, while striking out four ...
Kodai Senga struck out eight over seven scoreless innings as the Pacific League's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the three-time defending Central League champion Hiroshima Carp 6-3 on Friday in a rematch of last year's Japan Series. "It's been a while since I've pitched at Mazda ...
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. Wada, who has not pitched since the 2017 Japan Series due to ...
Opening Day starter Takayuki Kishi allowed three runs over six innings to win his first game of the season for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, whose 6-5 victory over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Saturday put them alone at the top of the Pacific ...
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 ...
Go Kamamoto drove in the tiebreaking run in the fourth inning as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks moved back to the top of the Pacific League standings with a 5-2 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday. Kotaro Otake (2-2) got the win at Kyocera Dome ...
Stewart's bold move to Japan could shake up MLB, NPB
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 ...
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 ...
Hawks in negotiations with top American amateur prospect Carter Stewart
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 ...
Stanka's family reunited with '64 MVP trophy
Joe Stanka's Pacific League MVP trophy was missing for over 30 years. He won the award with the Nankai Hawks during the 1964 season. Pitching to catcher Katsuya Nomura, "Big Thunder" went 26-7 with a 2.40 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 277⅔ innings. He was ...
Kodai Senga allowed a run over seven innings to win his fifth straight start as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks exploited their opponent's mistakes in a 2-1 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday. Trailing 1-0 in the fifth inning, Go Kamamoto reached on ...
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bullpen squandered a two-run lead on Sunday as the Chiba Lotte Marines came back for a 5-4 win to claim the three-game series in the Pacific League. Ariel Miranda allowed two runs and struck out four over five solid innings at ...
