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Warren Cromartie featured in new series on YouTube
Warren Cromartie was a star for the Montreal Expos and a league MVP and Japan Series champion (both in 1989) with the Yomiuri Giants. Now the NPB great is adding something else to his resume: YouTuber for the History Channel. The History Channel Japan earlier this ...
Japanese baseball community reacts to Shohei Ohtani's first MLB homer
The Japanese baseball community was celebrating on Wednesday after former Pacific League MVP Shohei Ohtani followed up his first pitching win in the majors with a stellar batting effort in his home debut with the Los Angeles Angels. His first pro skipper, Hideki Kuriyama, who ...
Koji Uehara delights Giants fans in season debut after nine years in MLB
Koji Uehara returned to Japan in a flurry of energy, splitters and high-fives. If anyone was expecting the 42-year-old pitcher to dial anything back — no chance. Not on the mound, and not when it comes to dishing out vicious acts of celebration, as a ...
Former major league pitcher Koji Uehara has returned to the Yomiuri Giants. The Central League team announced on Friday that it signed Uehara, but financial terms of the deal were not revealed. "There is only one thing for me to do, and that is to play ...
Free agent reliever Koji Uehara said Wednesday he would consider returning to Japan to continue his playing career if he received an offer from a Nippon Professional Baseball club. Uehara, who played for the Chicago Cubs last season, said last month he has not been ...
Right-hander Koji Uehara has been placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a neck strain, the Chicago Cubs said Wednesday. The 42-year-old was removed from Tuesday's game against the San Francisco Giants after throwing just six pitches in the seventh inning. He will be ...
