Kazuhisa Ishii making moves during busy offseason for Rakuten
Kazuhisa Ishii did not become the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' general manger in 2018 to just sit back and be idle. The former NPB and MLB pitcher has been busy in his role as a mover and shaker in the Eagles' front office. Busy doing ...
Padres pitcher Kazuhisa Makita sent to minors for fourth time in 2018
A day after being recalled, Kazuhisa Makita was sent down to the minors for the fourth time in his major league debut season, the San Diego Padres announced Sunday. Makita was optioned to Triple-A El Paso after giving up seven runs, five earned, in two ...
The San Diego Padres said they have called up right-hander Kazuhisa Makita from the minors Saturday, the day after the National League team optioned the Japanese to Triple-A El Paso. The 33-year-old reliever was summoned from El Paso to cover for left-hander Jose Castillo, who ...
The San Diego Padres announced Sunday they have called up Kazuhisa Makita from the minors again after sending the Japanese submarine right-hander down for the second time earlier this month. The 33-year-old reliever, who moved to the majors on a two-year deal over the winter, ...
Padres' Kazuhisa Makita hopes submarine pitching style will aid transition to majors
Right-hander Kazuhisa Makita said Wednesday he aims to make the most of his submarine pitching in the majors when he moves to the San Diego Padres after seven seasons with the Seibu Lions. "I'm relieved that I finally have a team," Makita told a press ...
Lions no strangers to posting system
While some NPB teams, such as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, may scoff at the posting system, don't count the Seibu Lions among them. The Lions have used the posting system more than any other NPB team so far, and put pitcher Kazuhisa Makita up for ...
The San Diego Padres have signed Seibu Lions submarine right-hander Kazuhisa Makita via the posting system, the National League club announced Saturday. Makita inked a two-year contract with the Padres worth about $4 million. Seibu submitted the paperwork for him to move to the majors ...
Seibu submits application for Kazuhisa Makita to use posting system
The Seibu Lions have submitted the relevant paperwork that will allow submarine right-hander Kazuhisa Makita to move to the major leagues via the posting system, the Pacific League club announced Monday. After Major League Baseball accepts the application via Nippon Professional Baseball and notifies all ...
The Seibu Lions will approve of submarine right-hander Kazuhisa Makita's wish to make himself available to the U.S. market through the posting system, the Pacific League club said Monday. Lions director Haruhiko Suzuki said the club will respond favorably to the 32-year-old's request to use ...
Eighth-inning heroics carry unbeaten Japan past Cuba
Another night, another thrilling win for Samurai Japan at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Pinch hitter Seiichi Uchikawa brought in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth, Tetsuto Yamada provided more breathing room with a two-run home run later ...
Panamanian-born Chen returns to mound to honor Chinese ancestors
This isn't the first time that ex-major league pitcher Bruce Chen has donned a national team jersey to play in the World Baseball Classic. The left-hander competed for his native Panama in the first two tournaments in 2006 and 2009. Now the 39-year-old is back ...
