Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 10, 2016

Giants' Aikawa comes through in clutch against BayStars

Ryoji Aikawa delivered a tiebreaking, three-run double to lift the Yomiuri Giants to a come-from-behind 10-7 Central League win over the Yokohama BayStars on Sunday afternoon. Before 44,017 at Tokyo Dome, the Giants bullpen stemmed the tide after Yokohama scored seven runs over the first ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | HIT AND RUN Jan 11, 2016

New rules at home plate put onus on Japanese umpires

by Jason Coskrey

A brawl broke out at Jingu Stadium during a game between the Hanshin Tigers and Tokyo Yakult Swallows near the tail end of the 2013 season. It was a typical baseball fight, so beyond a round of spirited pushing, players being held back and ...

Baseball | WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC Feb 24, 2013

Aikawa's clutch eighth-inning homer gives Japan comeback win over Australia

Two-time defending World Baseball Classic champion Japan endures a scare one week before the start of the 2013 tournament, but backup catcher Ryoji Aikawa rescued his team.