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Baseball / MLB May 20, 2018
Angels manager Mike Scioscia won't stop Shohei Ohtani from participating in Home Run Derby
If Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani wants to take part in the Home Run Derby during the All Star festivities in July, his manager, Mike Scioscia, won't stand in his way. Scioscia discussed the midsummer event with reporters on Saturday after Ohtani crushed ...
Baseball / MLB May 16, 2018
Japanese sporting goods maker Asics Corp. said Wednesday that all of its limited-edition replica baseball gear sets of Los Angeles Angels pitching-slugging sensation Shohei Ohtani sold out in one day. Asics offered 17 sets, a nod to his uniform number, and started accepting online reservations ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts May 14, 2018
Kiyomiya already getting star treatment from NPB world
by Jason Coskrey
On the night Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks captain Seiichi Uchikawa reached the 2,000-hit milestone, one of the the first items on public broadcaster NHK's 9 p.m. national news program was a breathless retelling of the first NPB home run hit by Kotaro Kiyomiya, the Hokkaido ...
Baseball / MLB May 14, 2018
Shohei Ohtani strikes out 11 as Angels edge Twins on walk-off single
Shohei Ohtani had four pitches that were all doing terrible things to the Minnesota Twins. The two-way sensation got five consecutive strikeouts at one point while he pitched into the seventh inning of another dominant performance. Although the Los Angeles Angels couldn't do enough against ...
Baseball / MLB May 14, 2018
After Shohei Ohtani fans 11 Twins, Angels rally late for 2-1 no-decision win
Shohei Ohtani struck out 11 while pitching three-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Zack Cozart got a walk-off RBI single in the Los Angeles Angels' 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Chris Young was hit by a pitch from Zach Duke (2-2) ...
Commentary / Japan May 13, 2018
Open doors are the key to the future
by Yoko Ishikura
Encouraging the free flow of people both at the individual and organizational level makes perfect sense.
Baseball / MLB May 7, 2018
Shohei Ohtani makes winning return to mound as Angels beat Mariners
After nearly two weeks off the mound due to a sprained ankle, Shohei Ohtani was a bit surprised about how he felt. He was less surprised by how he pitched. "I had no worries about my command. I felt like today I had one of my ...
Baseball / MLB May 2, 2018
Shohei Ohtani doubles in return to action; Angels beat Orioles
Shohei Ohtani returned to the starting lineup Tuesday and doubled for the Los Angeles Angels, who rallied for a 3-2 sayonara victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a three-game series. Ohtani, who missed the last two games after exiting Friday's contest against ...