Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jun 29, 2020
Red-hot Marines riding high after six-game sweep
by Jason Coskrey
There was a lot of action on display in the first full week of NPB games.
Japanese Baseball Jun 19, 2020
Rain and empty stands greet players as long-delayed NPB season begins
by Jason Coskrey
Japanese baseball began play on Friday evening, three months after its campaign was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB Preview Jun 18, 2020
Loaded Hawks ready to reclaim PL crown
by Jason Coskrey
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks will be vying to win the league pennant for the first time since 2017.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB Preview Jun 16, 2020
Seibu's Zach Neal relishes rare opportunity to pitch on opening day
by Jason Coskrey
The South Carolina native went an impressive 12-1 in his first NPB season last year for the Pacific League winners.
Baseball / MLB Dec 31, 2019
Seibu Lions outfielder Shogo Akiyama has agreed to a three-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds, according to a report released Monday on MLB.com. Initial reporting on the deal, which has not yet been announced by the National League club, indicates that its total value will ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 3, 2019
The Seibu Lions said Tuesday they have reached an agreement with former major leaguer Daisuke Matsuzaka, who is rejoining the Pacific League club after a 14-year hiatus. The 39-year-old right-hander was the Lions' ace from 1999 to 2006 before leaving Japan to pitch in the ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 26, 2019
Hayato Sakamoto, Tomoya Mori named league MVPs
by Jason Coskrey
It was pretty apparent early in the NPB season that it might be a special year for the Yomiuri Giants' Hayato Sakamoto and the Seibu Lions' Tomoya Mori. Eight months later, that was proven true as they stood side-by-side as the top players in their ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 9, 2019
Daisuke Matsuzaka, who left the Seibu Lions to pitch in the majors 13 years ago, is in line to rejoin the Pacific League club, a source said on Saturday. The 39-year-old Matsuzaka, who was named the NPB Comeback Player of the Year in 2018, pitched ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 29, 2019
Lions outfielder Shogo Akiyama to file for international free agency
Seibu Lions outfielder Shogo Akiyama said Tuesday he will file for international free agency in order to pursue a career in the major leagues. The 31-year-old Akiyama declared his intention at the Japan national team's training camp in Okinawa ahead of the upcoming Premier12 international ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 13, 2019
Kenta Imamiya's three home runs propelled the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 9-3 win over the Seibu Lions in Game 4 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage on Sunday. The Hawks clinched the final stage four games to one, marking the second straight ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 11, 2019
Hawks close in on Japan Series berth with victory over Lions
Kodai Senga threw eight innings and Taisei Makihara had a hand in five runs as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks beat the Seibu Lions 7-0 in Game 3 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage on Friday. The win in the six-game stage leaves the ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Sep 25, 2019
Lions repeat as Pacific League champions
by Jason Coskrey
The Seibu Lions lost their best pitcher and one of their best hitters off last year's Pacific League title winner. As for the PL pennant, they're going to hold on to that a little while longer. The Seibu batters roared at the plate as usual, Zach ...