MLB May 23, 2021
Rangers' Kohei Arihara will miss 12 weeks after shoulder surgery
Right-hander Kohei Arihara will undergo surgery to repair an aneurysm in his pitching shoulder and miss at least 12 weeks, Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young said Saturday. Arihara, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a bruised right middle finger earlier this ...
Baseball / MLB Apr 20, 2021
Rangers' Kohei Arihara holds ex-teammate Shohei Ohtani hitless in win
Texas Rangers rookie Kohei Arihara held former teammate Shohei Ohtani hitless in two at-bats Monday on the way to his second major league win in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Arihara and Ohtani played together for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of ...
MLB Apr 4, 2021
Kohei Arihara makes big-league debut in Rangers' loss to Royals
The former Fighters ace threw four scoreless innings but ended the day with a no-decision after struggling in the fifth.
Baseball / MLB Dec 26, 2020
Fighters pitcher Kohei Arihara reportedly reaches deal with Rangers
The 28-year-old right-hander had been seeking a move to the majors via the posting system after six seasons with the Fighters in the Pacific League.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 3, 2020
Fighters make Haruki Nishikawa available to MLB clubs through posting system
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters said Thursday that center fielder Haruki Nishikawa has been made available for major league clubs through the posting system. Once MLB has informed its 30 teams of Nishikawa's availability, they will have 30 days to reach an agreement with him. ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB Preview Jun 15, 2020
Six players to watch in the Pacific League in 2020
by Jason Coskrey
From Hawks outfielder Yuki Yanagita to aspiring Rakuten starter Yuki Matsui, there's plenty of stellar talent to look forward to from the Pa League.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Dec 9, 2019
NPB stars no longer shy about expressing MLB aspirations
by Jason Coskrey
Kohei Arihara wants to pitch in the major leagues in the near future. Haruki Nishikawa wants to make the move as well. Hayato Sakamoto doesn't want to, but he had to address it all the same. Welcome to Japanese baseball's new normal — where the ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 21, 2019
No Sawamura winner named for 2019 season
by Jason Coskrey
The Sawamura Award is an honor given to the top pitcher in Japanese baseball each season. Well, except when it isn't. For the first time since 2000, and the fifth time since the award was established in 1947, no pitcher was deemed worthy of the honor ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Sep 9, 2019
Race for Sawamura Award going down to wire
by Jason Coskrey
With the NPB season nearly over — no team has more than 16 games left — it's almost time for the group of retired pitchers who vote on the Sawamura Award to sit down and have a chat. When they finish lamenting that none of ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Aug 10, 2019
Kodai Senga battled through seven innings for the win Saturday as the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks came from behind for an 8-4 victory over the error-prone Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. The Hawks ace improved to 11-4 after striking out 10, while allowing four runs ...