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New Tigers skipper Akihiro Yano vows to build fan-pleasing ballclub
Akihiro Yano, the Hanshin Tigers' new manager, said Thursday at his inaugural press conference that he will give his all to make the fans happy. "There are worries and fears, of course, but now it's more like 'OK, let's do this.' Together with everyone, I ...
Ex-star catcher Akihiro Yano to take helm of Hanshin top team
Hanshin Tigers minor league manager Akihiro Yano accepted a promotion that will make him the top team manager, the seven-time All-Star catcher revealed Monday. Yano will replace former teammate Tomoaki Kanemoto, who last week refused to accept a contract extension to take responsibility for the ...
The Hanshin Tigers have asked their minor league manager, Akihiro Yano, to take over as their top manager for next year, an informed source said Saturday. The Tigers are seeking a replacement for Tomoaki Kanemoto who on Thursday refused to accept a contract extension after ...
Tigers defeat Dragons in 11th in manager Tomoaki Kanemoto's final game in charge to close out season
Masahiro Nakatani's 11th-inning RBI single lifted the Hanshin Tigers to a 3-2, come-from-behind win over the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday as NPB completed its regular season. With both teams playing their final games under managers who will not be back for 2019, the Tigers came ...
Tigers manager Tomoaki Kanemoto won't return for 2019 season
Tomoaki Kanemoto decided to leave his role as Hanshin Tigers manager Thursday to take responsibility for the team's poor results, and owner Shinya Sakai has quickly followed suit, the team announced. Under Kanemoto, who was hired to manage in October 2015, the Tigers will ...
Giants rally past Tigers, clinch Climax Series berth on final day of season
Kazuma Okamoto belted two home runs to help the Yomiuri Giants clinch a playoff spot with a 9-4 win over the Hanshin Tigers on Tuesday. Okamoto broke a 4-4, seventh-inning tie with his 32nd home run of the season. The 22-year-old then put the icing ...
Kairi Shimada's walk-off single in 10th carries Tigers past BayStars
Rookie Kairi Shimada's 10th-inning, two-out single lifted the Hanshin Tigers to a 4-3 walk-off win over the Yokohama BayStars on Saturday. With the loss, the BayStars, currently in fourth place in the Central League standings, fell 1½ games behind the third-place Yomiuri Giants in their ...
The Hanshin Tigers have cut infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka following an injury-hampered six-year stint with the Central League club, the 34-year-old former major leaguer revealed Tuesday. In a post on Instagram, Nishioka said the club notified him on Monday that he was not part of its ...
Juri Hara spearheads shutout win over Tigers with dominating performance on mound
Juri Hara pitched eight solid innings, drove in one run and scored another to lead the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to a 4-0 win over the Hanshin Tigers on Friday. With the win, the Swallows remained in second place in the Central League behind the Hiroshima ...
Hiroshima Carp star Takahiro Arai announces decision to retire
Hiroshima Carp infielder Takahiro Arai on Wednesday announced he will retire from baseball at the end of the 2018 season, drawing the curtain on his 20-year playing career. The 41-year-old, who started his professional career with the Carp in 1999, said he decided to hang ...
Swallows outplay mistake-prone Tigers, extend winning streak to five
Hirofumi Yamanaka earned his first win of the season on Thursday as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeated the Hanshin Tigers 3-1. In his 10th appearance this year, Yamanaka (1-0) fanned three and allowed an unearned run in 7-1/3 innings, while the Swallows capitalized on three ...
Yoshio Itoi smacks go-ahead blast in eighth as Tigers down Giants
Yoshio Itoi capped a solid evening with an eighth-inning, tiebreaking home run that lifted the Hanshin Tigers to a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over the Yomiuri Giants on Thursday. Itoi had twice singled with a runner in scoring position, but some solid defense by the Giants ...
