Daichi Osera, Tsubasa Aizawa carry red-hot Carp to ninth straight win
Daichi Osera threw a complete game and contributed with his bat as he pitched the Hiroshima Carp to their ninth straight win, a 3-1 victory over the Chunichi Dragons on Wednesday. The Carp, who have won the last three Central League pennants but struggled early ...
Carp's Yusuke Nomura tosses seven scoreless innings in series-opening triumph over Dragons
Yusuke Nomura had just one strikeout but got the win after throwing seven scoreless innings as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Chunichi Dragons 3-2 on Tuesday. The 29-year-old right-hander limited the Dragons to just three hits and did not issue a single walk as he ...
Dragons' Yudai Ono tosses three-hit shutout, fans 13 batters in rout of Carp
Yudai Ono pitched a complete-game shutout Tuesday to lead the Chunichi Dragons to a 6-0 win over the Hiroshima Carp. Ono (3-1) struck out 13 while limiting Hiroshima to three hits and a pair of walks. The southpaw completed the shutout with three straight strikeouts ...
Carp lefty Hiroki Tokoda tosses first career complete-game victory
Hiroki Tokoda went the distance and tossed his first pro complete-game victory on Saturday as the Hiroshima Carp snapped a five-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over the Yokohama BayStars. Tokoda (2-1) fanned six and allowed four hits and a run over nine innings ...
Central League clubs enter 2019 hoping to dethrone Carp
The following is the last of a two-part NPB preview ending with the 2019 Central League. In order of predicted finish: Yomiuri Giants Manager: Tatsunori Hara 2018 record: 67-71-5 (3rd) Yomiuri skipper Tatsunori Hara, back for a third stint with the team, has a roster with plenty of big ...
Carp take Giants outfielder Hisayoshi Chono as free agent compensation
The Yomiuri Giants announced Monday they will send veteran outfielder Hisayoshi Chono to the Hiroshima Carp as part of the compensation package for the Tokyo-based team's signing of free agent slugger Yoshihiro Maru. The Carp, winners of the last three Central League pennants, selected the ...
Carp second baseman Ryosuke Kikuchi seeking move to major leagues in 2020
Six-time Golden Glove-winning second baseman Ryosuke Kikuchi said Friday that he has informed the Hiroshima Carp of his desire to move to the major leagues via the posting system next year. "If I don't put up good numbers next year, I can't go," the 28-year-old ...
Carp validate one-year deal for former Mariners pitcher Casey Lawrence
The Hiroshima Carp have acquired former major league pitcher Casey Lawrence for next season, the Central League club said Tuesday. Lawrence, a right-hander, went 1-0 with a 7.33 ERA in 11 games for the Seattle Mariners in 2018. He also played 19 games for the Mariners' ...
Tomoya Mori, Ko Shimozuru recipients of Sky Perfect Dramatic Sayonara of the Year Award
Tomoya Mori sent the fans at Seibu Dome into hysterics with his sayonara double in April. Ko Shimozuru did the same in July with a home run at Mazda Stadium. There aren't many things in baseball more exciting or dramatic than a sayonara hit. Of ...
Central League MVP Yoshihiro Maru has decided to exercise his domestic free agent option and sign with the Yomiuri Giants, sources said Friday. The biggest name in the offseason free agent market, Maru on Tuesday was named CL MVP for the second straight year after ...
The Hiroshima Carp added more left-handed bullpen depth on Friday, when the three-time defending Central League champs announced the signing of Kyle Regnault. Regnault, who will turn 30 on Dec. 13, has no major league experience. This year, he pitched for the New York Mets' ...
Kenta Maeda to pitch against Samurai Japan on Tuesday
Right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda will toss in a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey — but on a familiar mound at Mazda Stadium, the home of his former club Hiroshima Carp in Game 4 of the MLB Japan All-Star Series on Tuesday night. Organizers announced the starting ...
