Veteran pitcher Jason Standridge confirms retirement after 10 seasons in NPB
Former major league right-hander Jason Standridge, who had a 10-year playing career in Japan, on Wednesday announced his retirement from professional baseball. "Yes, I'm officially retired. My 10 years in Japan were so special to me and my family," Standridge told Kyodo News. "I realize ...
Marines starter Standridge earns first victory since April 12
Jason Standridge threw seven innings and four relievers completed a six-hit shutout as the Chiba Lotte Marines blanked the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 4-0 in the Pacific League on Tuesday afternoon. Standridge (2-4) scattered five singles and two walks while striking out three against the ...
Tigers' Messenger off to sensational start this season
A baseball season may be a marathon, but there's something to be said for getting off to a fast start. That's what Hanshin Tigers pitcher Randy Messenger has done, and on Tuesday he received some of the early fruits of his labor. Japanese baseball unveiled the ...
Baseball community, friends reflect on Graczyk's life
Whenever the Yomiuri Giants were scheduled to play at home, I knew my phone would ring. "Are you going to Tokyo Dome?" Wayne Graczyk would ask. He wanted to know how many seats to keep free in the press box and how many doughnuts he ...
The Chiba Lotte Marines on Thursday announced the acquisition of Dominican infielder Jimmy Paredes. The 28-year-old, who played in the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies last season, signed a one-year deal worth $1.2 million (about ¥140 million). Paredes made a ...
A plethora of familiar foreign players now on free-agent market
The NPB last week posted the rosters for each of the 12 Central and Pacific League teams, indicating which players remain on the register for 2017 and those who have been released and are under jiyu keiyaku, or free contract status. As usual, there were ...
Veteran pitcher Standridge's life, family enriched by adopted Japanese daughter
Joy Standridge posted on social media Oct. 6 that her husband, Jason Standridge, "pitched his last game last night — maybe forever." The Chiba Lotte right-hander started the Marines' final game of the 2016 season at home, and he won, beating the Tohoku Rakuten ...
Underdog Marines embrace challenge of dethroning Hawks as postseason gets underway
The Chiba Lotte Marines find themselves in a familiar position, in third place and staring at a best-of-three playoff challenge on the road. The Marines have been here in three of manager Tsutomu Ito's four years at the Lotte helm. In 2010, under former skipper ...
Marines' Standridge looks forward to new challenge
The beard adorning Jason Standridge's face gives the Trussville, Alabama, native the look of a grizzled veteran. He smiled wide as he ran his fingers across it and noted, almost wistfully, that a date with a razor was forthcoming, meaning the look wouldn't be around ...
Fighters phenom Otani keeping calm in eye of storm
Shohei Otani might as well be stepping into the swirling winds of a tempest each time he takes the mound for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. The young ace's starts have become events in their own right. Fans are usually eager to see him dominate ...
Several questions loom as spring camp approaches
We are three weeks from the Feb. 1 opening of the Central and Pacific League ballclubs spring training camps in Shikoku, Okinawa and southern Kyushu—and for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Arizona with the San Diego Padres. Following are some questions to be ...
The Chiba Lotte Marines have signed 37-year-old right-hander Jason Standridge, the Pacific League club announced Friday. Standridge pitched for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks for the last two seasons, when they were both the PL and Japan Series champion. He was 10-7 with a 3.74 ERA ...
