Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Jun 16, 2019
Hitting for cycle no common occurrence for NPB players
by Jason Coskrey
Let's talk about the cycle for a minute. Shohei Ohtani made history on Thursday in Tampa, Florida, when he became first-ever Japanese player to hit for the cycle (single, double, triple and home run) in MLB. Ohtani already gets a ton of attention from Japanese ...
Baseball / MLB Jun 6, 2019
Shohei Ohtani homers, drives in four runs in Angels' win over Athletics
Shohei Ohtani blasted a home run for the second straight game and drove in a major league career-high four RBIs on Wednesday in the Los Angeles Angels' 10-9 win over the Oakland Athletics. Ohtani, batting third as the Angels' designated hitter, gave Los Angeles a ...
Baseball / MLB Jun 5, 2019
Stephen Strasburg earns 100th win as Nats rally past White Sox
Stephen Strasburg didn't turn in a vintage performance. He still did enough — with plenty of help from the Washington Nationals' offense — to reach a career milestone. Strasburg earned his 100th victory, Anthony Rendon homered and drove in five runs and Washington rallied past ...
Baseball / MLB May 21, 2019
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was struck on the right hand while swinging at a 151-kph Taylor Rogers fastball in the eighth inning of Monday's game against the Minnesota Twins. The pitch went for strike three in the Angels' 3-1 loss. Ohtani left the ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 19, 2019
Eagles' Jabari Blash heeding Shohei Ohtani's advice early on in Japan
by Jason Coskrey
Jabari Blash was in demand before the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' "home" game at Tokyo Dome on Thursday. When he came off the field after batting practice, a Rakuten staffer led him to a television crew that was waiting for him. When that was done, ...
Baseball / MLB May 15, 2019
Shohei Ohtani reaches 100th MLB hit with three-hit day in Angels loss
Shohei Ohtani notched his 100th major league hit in a 3-for-4 effort Tuesday but was tagged out in pivotal innings as the Los Angeles Angels were unable to overcome an early deficit and fell 4-3 to the Minnesota Twins. Batting third as the Angels' designated ...
Baseball / MLB May 14, 2019
Angels' Shohei Ohtani bashes first homer of season in victory over Twins
One week into Shohei Ohtani's return to the Los Angeles Angels, the lineup is looking sharp. Minnesota ace Jose Berrios bore the brunt of their batting success on Monday night. Ohtani hit his first home run of the season, a towering two-run shot in the third ...