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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 29, 2023
Kenta Maeda shows progress with solid outing in Twins' loss against Braves
Kenta Maeda continued to show good progress in his return from a right triceps strain, but a lack of scoring saw him charged with a loss as the Minnesota Twins fell 3-0 against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 21, 2023
Shohei Ohtani hits 11th homer as Angels lose to Twins
The 2021 AL MVP finished 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 11, 2023
Twins' Kenta Maeda and Padres' Yu Darvish struggle on mound
Maeda threw 55 of his 83 pitches for strikes in his longest appearance since his September 2021 elbow surgery.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 11, 2023
Carlos Correa comes to terms with Twins, leaving the Mets behind
The Twins deal is also pending a physical. So until it is completed, everyone will have to stay tuned.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 15, 2022
Shohei Ohtani helps Angels to series win over Twins
Shohei Ohtani scored one run and drove in another to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 and wrap up a 2-1 series win on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 14, 2022
Shohei Ohtani's 26th homer sparks Angels' comeback win over Twins
Trailing 3-0 at Angel Stadium, Ohtani hit a solo homer with two outs in the eighth, just clearing the fence behind center field and just past the outstretched glove of Byron Buxton.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 20, 2022
Giancarlo Stanton takes MVP honors as American League wins MLB All-Star Game
Stanton, who has 24 homers in the first half of the season, belted a 457-foot game-tying two-run home run off Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin in the top of the fourth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 7, 2022
Mariners and Twins ready to showcase offseason additions
Seattle's rookie outfielder Julio Rodriguez and Minnesota's new star shortstop Carlos Correa will look to spark their respective teams to a hot start in 2022.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 2, 2021
Twins ace Kenta Maeda out for season after Tommy John surgery
Maeda underwent Tommy John surgery on his pitching arm Wednesday, ending his season prematurely and shelving him well into the 2022 campaign.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 15, 2021
Kenta Maeda earns sixth win; Shohei Ohtani belts MLB-leading 39th homer
The Twins pitcher allowed just three hits and one walk against the AL-East-leading Rays, while Ohtani's blast came in a loss to the Astros.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 28, 2021
Kenta Maeda takes loss as Twins lose fourth straight
Right-hander Kenta Maeda gave up three homers in taking his second loss of the season as the slumping Minnesota Twins were beaten 7-4 by the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 22, 2021
Shohei Ohtani hits 100th pro home run during Angels' loss to Rangers
Ohtani batted second as the designated hitter and hit a solo shot off Texas starter Mike Foltynewicz in the third inning.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Apr 13, 2021
Minnesota sports teams postpone games after police shooting
Professional sports in Minneapolis were effectively suspended on Monday following the fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old Black man in the suburb of Brooklyn Center and subsequent outcry.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 8, 2021
Twins' Kenta Maeda helps hold down Tigers for first win of 2021
Maeda earned a win before any other Japanese pitcher in MLB this season
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 15, 2021
Kenta Maeda named as Twins' opening day starter
Maeda is coming off a season in which he finished second in American League Cy Young voting.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 24, 2020
BayStars sign former Twins pitcher Fernando Romero
The DeNA BayStars have acquired former Minnesota Twins right-hander Fernando Romero on a one-year deal worth a reported ¥75 million ($724,000), with a team option for a second year, the Central League club said Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 10, 2020
Cubs' Yu Darvish named to All-MLB first team
Darvish was dominant in the 60-game season, his eight wins tied for first in baseball with the Cleveland Indians' Shane Bieber and his 2.01 ERA ranked fourth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 29, 2020
Twins' Kenta Maeda aiming to be pitch-perfect in playoff opener
The 32-year-old right-hander will start against the Astros on Tuesday in Game 1 of a best-of-three wild-card series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 11, 2020
Twins finalize deal to acquire pitcher Kenta Maeda from Dodgers
The Minnesota Twins said Monday they have officially acquired Kenta Maeda from the Los Angeles Dodgers after a reported three-team trade involving the Boston Red Sox was reconfigured into two separate deals.
BASEBALL
Sep 17, 2019
South Korean baseball team cancels fall training in Japan amid trade row
South Korean professional baseball team LG Twins has canceled its annual fall training in western Japan amid an escalating diplomatic row between the two countries, local Japanese officials said Tuesday.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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