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Baseball / MLB Aug 28, 2018
Former New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui attended a ceremony at Yankee Stadium on Monday, celebrating becoming the youngest player inducted to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame earlier this year. Before a game against the Chicago White Sox, Matsui walked onto the field to ...
National / History | Defining the Heisei Era Aug 25, 2018
Defining the Heisei Era: When Japanese sports went global
by Andrew McKirdy
Baseball star Hideo Nomo may have blazed a trail for Japanese players in the MLB when he signed with the Dodgers in 1995, but the achievements of domestic athletes abroad in the Heisei Era certainly didn't stop there.
Baseball / MLB May 4, 2018
Ichiro Suzuki transitioning to front office with Mariners but keeps option open to play ball
by Jason Coskrey
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, ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Apr 16, 2018
In Shohei Ohtani, Japan finally has its world-beater
by Jason Coskrey
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 ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB NOTEBOOK Jan 21, 2018
Japan's Hall of Fame players deserve own moment in sun
by Jason Coskrey
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 ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jan 15, 2018
Hideki Matsui elected to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
by Kaz Nagatsuka
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 ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 28, 2017
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 ...
Baseball / MLB Nov 21, 2017
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 ...
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Aug 5, 2017
Speed bump won't stop Kiyomiya, Japanese baseball's teen powerhouse
by Mark Schreiber
So far, 2017 has been a banner year for sports prodigies in Japan, from table tennis and shogi to baseball.