Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jun 10, 2021
Yamaguchi posted a 15-4 record and led the CL in strikeouts, wins and winning percentage with the Giants in 2019, his previous season in Japan.
Baseball / MLB Jun 3, 2021
Shun Yamaguchi leaving Giants' organization to return to Japan
Right-hander Shun Yamaguchi, who plays for the Triple A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, revealed that he will return to Japan in an Instagram post on Wednesday. The 33-year-old signed a minor-league deal with the Giants in February and has played for the Sacramento ...
Baseball / MLB Mar 6, 2021
California's MLB teams get go-ahead to open season with limited number of fans
The California Department of Public Health gave baseball teams and fans cause for spring fever Friday when it announced that spectators can return to the state's baseball stadiums in gradually increasing numbers starting on opening day as the coronavirus pandemic subsides. Since the state's five ...
MLB Feb 23, 2021
Shun Yamaguchi determined to earn major league spot with Giants
Shun Yamaguchi said Monday he is determined to make his mark in the majors after inking a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. Speaking in an online press conference from spring training in Arizona, the 33-year-old right hander said he was happy the ...
MLB Feb 21, 2021
The San Francisco Giants have signed right-handed pitcher Shun Yamaguchi to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training, the club announced Saturday. The 33-year-old became a free agent after being released from a two-year contract by the AL East's Toronto ...
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 Aug 22, 2019
Former Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Ralph Bryant holds kids clinic
by Jason Coskrey
Ralph Bryant is 58 years old and hasn't played top-level baseball since his final season with the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 1995. But on Thursday morning, he was wearing a baseball glove and needed to call on his old reflexes again to keep up with an ...
Baseball / MLB Feb 7, 2019
The latest team to join the Bryce Harper sweepstakes is the San Francisco Giants, according to a multiple reports on Wednesday. Highly sought free agent outfielder reportedly met with Giants executives this week, putting San Francisco in the mix with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White ...
Baseball / MLB Jan 10, 2019
Oracle pays more than $200 million to rename Giants' ballpark
Oracle Corp. has bought the naming rights to the San Francisco Giants' stadium for more than $200 million, according to people familiar with the matter — a second deal to boost its brand image by sponsoring a hometown sports facility in the San Francisco ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 25, 2018
Fighters' Kensuke Tanaka announces plan to retire after next season
Former major leaguer Kensuke Tanaka said Tuesday he will retire at the end of his 20th and final season with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters next year. "(Next year) is my last year. I'll give it everything I've got until the final ball to be ...
Baseball / MLB Dec 7, 2017
Shohei Ohtani, representatives wrap up round of meetings with seven MLB clubs
Shohei Ohtani has completed a round of meetings with all seven major league clubs in the running to sign him, U.S. media reported Wednesday. Ohtani and his representatives held talks with the San Diego Padres, the last of the seven clubs to meet with the ...