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Ichiro Suzuki transitioning to front office with Mariners but keeps option open to play ball
Ichiro Suzuki is done as a player in 2018. The jury is out still on whether the baseball legend is calling it quits for good. The Seattle Mariners announced Thursday Ichiro will move into the front office as special assistant to the chairman, effective immediately, ...
In Shohei Ohtani, Japan finally has its world-beater
It must take a considerable amount of willpower for Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama not to respond to questions about his former player Shohei Ohtani with a simple, "I told you so." Although the sly smile he lets slip on occasion more ...
Japan's Hall of Fame players deserve own moment in sun
For all the ideas Japanese baseball has lifted from its MLB counterpart in North America, it's surprising a proper Hall of Fame ceremony hasn't been one of them. This year's Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame class was a doozy, including among others, former Hanshin Tigers ...
Hideki Matsui elected to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Hideki Matsui already has three Central League MVPs, a World Series MVP and a People's Honor Award, and he has played for the most storied teams in both Japan and the United States. "Godzilla" has collected numerous accolades over his long career, but his latest ...
Hideki Matsui appears on Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for first time
Former big leaguer Hideki Matsui, iron man Tomoaki Kanemoto and former Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo were placed on the 2018 ballot for the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Catcher Kenji Johjima, infielder Takuro Ishii and first baseman Alex Cabrera are the other three ...
Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui was among the 33 players on the 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot that was released Monday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Matsui, who played for the Yankees, the Los Angeles Angels, the Oakland Athletics and ...
Speed bump won't stop Kiyomiya, Japanese baseball's teen powerhouse
So far, 2017 has been a banner year for sports prodigies in Japan, from table tennis and shogi to baseball.
Legend Nagashima rekindles memories of an unforgettable life in baseball
It was good seeing former Yomiuri Giants third baseman and manager Shigeo Nagashima visiting the team's spring training camp in Miyazaki earlier this month. He just turned 81 this past week and is visibly handicapped by a stroke suffered in 2004 that limits movement ...
Famed slugger Rhodes could face long road to Hall
Although he was one of the most productive foreign imports to grace Japanese pro ball, it seems there is little chance Tuffy Rhodes will be inducted into Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame anytime soon. In 2001, Rhodes became the second player after legendary slugger Sadaharu ...
Pondering Trump's future prospects of throwing out first pitches in MLB, NPB
What kind of president will Donald Trump be regarding sports? U.S. presidents have a tradition of throwing out the first ball to open a Major League Baseball season. They are also known for welcoming World Series winners and champion teams from other sports leagues to ...
