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NICK MARTINEZ

Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 27, 2023
MLB players getting taste of new pitch clock during spring training
Major league players are adjusting to some of the biggest single-season rule changes in the sport’s history during spring training.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 25, 2022
‘Mr. Baseball’ endures as go-to resource for players headed to Japan
Many who accept offers to play in Japan will surely prepare for the experience the same way those before them have for 30 years: by watching 'Mr. Baseball.”
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Sep 26, 2021
Aces Nick Martinez and Kodai Senga keeping Hawks' playoff hopes alive
The formidable duo will be a significant asset for SoftBank should it manage to earn a spot in the Pacific League's Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2021
Nick Martinez pitches Hawks to second straight win over PL-leading Marines
Nick Martinez threw seven scoreless innings in the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' 5-0 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Thursday afternoon for their second straight win over the Pacific League leaders.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 18, 2018
Fighters re-sign hurler Nick Martinez
Right-hander Nick Martinez has re-signed with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, the Pacific League club announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 29, 2018
Fighters' Nick Martinez improves to 3-0 at Tokyo Dome this season
Nick Martinez entered his first interleague contest in Japan with an overwhelming sense of familiarity.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2018
Pitcher Nick Martinez finding Japan to his taste after joining Nippon Ham from Rangers
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Nick Martinez is still making a lot of adjustments to his new baseball life in Japan. He's had to acclimate himself to a new style of baseball, a new culture, the travel and learn how to pack for NPB road trips.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 6, 2018
Nick Martinez tosses first nine-inning complete game as Fighters top Marines
Going into Friday night, Nick Martinez had never thrown a full nine innings or earned an NPB victory.
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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