Baseball / MLB Nov 19, 2020
MLB suspends Robinson Cano for 162 games after failed drug test
The 38-year-old Cano will miss the entire 2021 season and lose $24 million in salary.
Baseball Mar 11, 2020
Waseda manager Satoru Komiyama brings modern outlook to old-fashioned game
by Jim Allen
For years, former major league pitcher Satoru Komiyama's measure of success was wins on the ballfield, now as manager of Waseda University's baseball team, he wants his yardstick to be the quality of character his players achieve. "We prepare these players so they can go ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 27, 2019
Former star outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo unretires at 47 in hopes of making comeback
Popular former outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo, who has announced on social media that he wishes to resume playing professional baseball, officially unretired on Wednesday when he was listed as a free agent eligible to sign with any club. The 47-year-old played for the Hanshin Tigers, New ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 9, 2019
Swallows reliever Ryota Igarashi combats stiffness with stretching
by Jim Allen
The art of pitching past one's prime is being flexible — even when one's body isn't, Tokyo Yakult Swallows right-hander Ryota Igarashi said Sunday. Igarashi, who will turn 40 next month, is tied for third-oldest pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball after the Yomiuri Giants' Koji ...
Baseball / MLB Jan 10, 2019
The New York Mets and catcher Travis d'Arnaud has agreed to a one-year, $3,515,000 deal to avoid salary arbitration, according to published reports on Wednesday. That is a raise of $40,000 for d'Arnaud, who played in just four games last season before sustaining a torn ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 28, 2018
Former major leaguer Kazuo Matsui said Thursday he feels "destined" to end his storied career with the Seibu Lions, where he started his professional baseball journey 25 years ago. In a news conference at MetLife Dome to announce his retirement, the 42-year-old player-coach said he ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 26, 2018
Kazuo Matsui, the first Japanese infielder to be signed by a major league team, will draw the curtain on a career that has spanned 25 years at the end of this season, the Saitama Seibu Lions announced Wednesday. The 42-year-old, a seven-time All-Star and four-time ...
General | MAN ABOUT SPORTS May 8, 2018
Mets off to fast start, but season is a long one
by Dave Wiggins
Old MLB axiom: Don't believe what you see in April. Meaning, of course, that fast starts by previously downtrodden teams are often fool's gold. Most times they merely precede June swoons. Or May meltdowns. The New York Mets, after getting off to a team-record best start, are ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jan 30, 2018
Journeyman Norichika Aoki agrees to return to Swallows: source
Norichika Aoki, who became a free agent after he was released by the New York Mets in late October, has agreed to return to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows where he started his professional career, a source said Tuesday. According to the source, the 36-year-old outfielder ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | HIT AND RUN May 8, 2017
Hanshin's Campbell working to get up to speed
by Jason Coskrey
For Eric Campbell, some introductions in Japan have to come with an explanation. Because it's not everyday you run into a guy who answers to 'Soup.' "They don't really get it here, they ask why," the Hanshin Tigers infielder said of some of the people ...