Japanese Baseball May 18, 2022
Hiroyuki Nakajima drove in the decisive two runs at Utsunomiya Kiyohara Stadium in Tochigi prefecture after Carp starter Atsushi Endo ran out of gas early in the final frame.
Japanese Baseball May 15, 2022
Swallows and Carp draw Central League battle for first place
The tie after nearly five hours of play at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima leaves the Swallows a half-game ahead of the Carp.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 28, 2022
Home runs from Tetsuto Yamada, Munetaka Murakami and Yasutaka Shiomi powered the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to an 8-2 victory over the Hiroshima Carp in the Central League on Wednesday. Yamada put the Japan Series champions on the board in the opening frame at Mazda Stadium, ...
Japanese Baseball Apr 21, 2022
Polanco, in his first season in Japan after eight years with the Pirates, doubled home Yoshikawa and Sakamoto, capping off Yomiuri's three-run eighth to make it a 4-3 game.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Mar 23, 2022
Central League clubs enter 2022 in race to catch Swallows
by Jason Coskrey
Yakult, which went from worst to first in 2021, will now face the pressure of trying to defend its throne from five challengers with ambitions of grandeur.
MLB Dec 1, 2021
Ready to shine in the United States, a star waits in Japan
by Brad Lefton
Seiya Suzuki's posting to MLB may be extended by a potential labor dispute, but the Carp slugger is willing to wait if it means getting his change to show off his talents in the majors.
MLB Nov 23, 2021
The Rangers and Mets are likely to be strong bidders in the market for the athletic right fielder according to MLB.com.
Japanese Baseball Nov 16, 2021
Widely recognized as one of the country's top players, the 27-year-old led the CL in batting and on-base percentage this season, his ninth in Nippon Professional Baseball.
MLB Nov 7, 2021
The five-time NPB All Star, a member of Japan's gold-medal-winning Olympic team, is expected to be one of the most coveted outfielders of the offseason.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 22, 2021
Carp stay alive in playoff race as CL-leading Swallows pay price for error
A three-run error triggered a seven-run inning for the fourth-place Hiroshima Carp
Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Oct 19, 2021
Seiya Suzuki's dominant autumn keeping Carp's postseason hopes alive
by Jason Coskrey
Seiya Suzuki is on a different level right now. Suzuki was already on the short list of players you could call the best in Japan, but the Hiroshima Carp’s star outfielder has found another gear during the second half of the season. Suzuki has been ...