Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jun 10, 2022
Rea allowed five hits and a walk while striking out six before wrapping up the shutout with his 124th pitch.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Jun 6, 2022
Adam Walker among group of imports getting off to fast start in Japan
by Jason Coskrey
The Giants' brass must feel like it hit the jackpot in 2022, given that the last Yomiuri hitter to make a splash in his first season in Japan was Garrett Jones, who hit 24 home runs in 2016.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jun 6, 2022
Kosei Yoshida fell flat in his first start at historic Koshien Stadium since the 2018 national high school championship final, taking the loss in the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' 8-3 interleague defeat against the Hanshin Tigers on Sunday. In 2018, Yoshida pitched unheralded Kanaashi Nogyo ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 27, 2022
"I went up looking for a pitch I could handle so I could put a good swing on it," Akaminai said. "I hit it how I imagined I would, and it's been a while since I could say that."
Japanese Baseball May 25, 2022
Eagles' Masahiro Tanaka takes loss against Tigers in Koshien return
The former New York Yankee became a household name in 2006 when he guided Komazawa University Tomakomai High School to a runner-up finish at the national championship at the ballpark.
Japanese Baseball May 22, 2022
The American import threw seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out five to push Yomiuri out of the top spot in the Central League.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 20, 2022
The win preserved the Swallows' slim lead over the Yomiuri Giants, who edged the Hiroshima Carp 2-1.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 19, 2022
Junya Nishi leads Tigers at plate and from mound in win over Swallows
Junya Nishi returned to his slugging past as he belted his first home run while throwing his first complete game as a pro in the Hanshin Tigers' 8-1 Central League win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Wednesday. At Jingu Stadium, Nishi (2-0) belted a ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts May 2, 2022
Tigers beginning to roar amid six-game win streak
by Jason Coskrey
The Tigers are riding a six-game winning streak and finally giving their famously fervent supporters something to cheer about this season.
Japanese Baseball Apr 22, 2022
Fujita and Ota were both signed as offseason free agents after they were cast off by the Pacific League's Rakuten Eagles and Nippon Ham Fighters, respectively.
Japanese Baseball Apr 21, 2022
Japan's rowdiest baseball fans desperate to end pandemic silence
by Andrew McKirdy
The Hanshin Tigers' Koshien Stadium near Osaka used to be a riot of noise and color, but since COVID-19, the fans have been silenced and their voices replaced by recorded chants.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 2, 2022
Surging Giants add to Tigers' woes with fifth straight victory
by Jason Coskrey
The Tigers matched the longest losing streak to start a season by a Central League team.