Yudai Ono should be on track for Sawamura Award if committee keeps its word
The prize ostensibly honors the pitcher who most embodies the legacy of Eiji Sawamura in a given year. It's hard to argue Ono doesn't fit that bill.
Dragons trying to blaze path to A-Class finish in Central League
It's been a long time since there were Chunichi Dragons games worth getting excited about this late in a season. Here we are though, with every Central League team with fewer than 31 games left to play and Chunichi sitting fourth in the standings — ...
Stefen Romero flying high with Eagles
Romero signed with the Eagles as a free agent in January and he's been a hit in Sendai so far.
Hideaki Wakui, Yuki Matsui key to Eagles' attack on mound
Hideaki Wakui gave himself a passing grade following his start against the Yomiuri Giants on Sunday, the final scheduled day of preseason games in Japanese baseball. Wakui allowed a pair of runs over five innings in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' victory. Despite a shaky ...
Kazuhisa Ishii making moves during busy offseason for Rakuten
Kazuhisa Ishii did not become the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' general manger in 2018 to just sit back and be idle. The former NPB and MLB pitcher has been busy in his role as a mover and shaker in the Eagles' front office. Busy doing ...
Right-hander Keisuke Honda threw 7-1/3 solid innings Saturday as the Seibu Lions hammered the Chiba Lotte Marines 5-0 in the Pacific League. Honda (4-3) gave up seven hits and hit a batter, while striking out one at Zozo Marine Stadium. The fourth-year hurler did not ...
Marines starter Hideaki Wakui tosses two-hit shutout for first victory of season
Hideaki Wakui pitched a two-hit shutout and picked up his first win of the season Tuesday as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-0. Wakui (1-1) struck out seven without issuing a single walk at Zozo Marine Stadium to help ...
Hawks' Kotaro Otake tosses seven solid innings in narrow victory over Marines
Rookie Kotaro Otake allowed a run over seven innings, and Kenta Imamiya contributed to both of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' runs in a 2-1 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Thursday. Otake (2-0) surrendered seven hits and a walk, but the Marines' only run ...
Yuki Yanagita bangs out three hits to propel Hawks past Marines on windswept afternoon
The wind never let up as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Chiba Lotte Marines played at Zozo Marine Stadium. Neither did Yuki Yanagita. Yanagita homered into the wind in the first inning and connected on a tiebreaking two-run triple in the seventh as the defending Pacific ...
Pitcher Hideaki Wakui staying put with Marines for 2018 season
The Chiba Lotte Marines announced Tuesday that right-hander Hideaki Wakui will stay with the club for the 2018 season, putting aside his major league aspirations. The 31-year-old had filed for international free agency after 13 seasons in NPB, the first nine with the Seibu Lions ...
Chiba Lotte Marines right-hander Hideaki Wakui filed for international free agency in a bid to continue his career in Major League Baseball, the Pacific League team said Wednesday. According to a Lotte executive, the 13-year veteran, who won the prestigious Sawamura Award in 2009, will ...
Chiba Lotte Marines right-hander Hideaki Wakui could make himself available on the free-agent market to pursue a long-held dream of playing in the major leagues, a club executive said Wednesday. "We've known how he has always felt (about wanting to play in the majors). He's ...
