Keiji Obiki drove in three early runs with a two-out, bases-loaded double on Sunday afternoon as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows snapped a three-week losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Yokohama BayStars. The Swallows had been one defeat away from eclipsing their Central League-record ...
Keiji Obiki belts pair of homers as Swallows beat Giants 8-5
Keiji Obiki went 3-for-4, including a pair of home runs, while Yasuhiro Ogawa struck out eight as the Yakult Swallows beat the Yomiuri Giants 8-5 in the Central League on Monday night. The Giants dropped from third to fourth with the loss at Jingu Stadium, ...
Action-packed All-Star Series finale ends in 5-5 tie
There were home runs, some great plays, a few not-so-great plays and a host of other things in between. There just wasn't a winner. Shohei Otani had three hits, including a home run, for the Pacific League, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo had two hits and a homer for ...
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters shortstop Keiji Obiki announced Thursday that he will test the waters of the free agent market this offseason. Speaking to a press conference at the Fighters' minor league facility in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, the 30-year-old said, "When I think of my ...
