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BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo's move to No. 2 in order could help spark change

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Jul 22, 2019

BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo's move to No. 2 in order could help spark change

by Jason Coskrey

Yoshitomo Tsutsugo is not your typical No. 2 batter. Or is he? The answer probably depends on the brand of baseball you prefer. The BayStars slugger isn't a speedster nor much of a bunter. He's a destructive force at the plate with 193 career home ...

Taishi Ota's five hits, five RBIs help Fighters rout Eagles

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 24, 2019

Taishi Ota's five hits, five RBIs help Fighters rout Eagles

Taishi Ota had the best game of his career on Wednesday, going 5-for-6 with five RBIs and three runs scored to help lead the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a 15-5 win against the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles in the Pacific League. Ota said he "could ...

Fighters outfielder Taishi Ota receives fan vote for All-Star Series, but out with hand injury

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 10, 2018

Fighters outfielder Taishi Ota receives fan vote for All-Star Series, but out with hand injury

by Jason Coskrey

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Taishi Ota was announced as the Pacific League winner of the All-Star Series' plus one fan vote a little after 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, making him a first-time All-Star. His happiness, however, was probably rendered bittersweet by the black ...

Fighters shatter tie in seventh inning, go on to hammer Swallows

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jun 15, 2018

Fighters shatter tie in seventh inning, go on to hammer Swallows

Taishi Ota went 2-for-4 and drove in the go-ahead run in Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' 11-4 victory over the interleague-leading Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Friday. In front of 29,890 at Sapporo Dome, Ota broke a 4-4 tie in the fifth inning with a single. Yushi ...

Taishi Ota, Oswaldo Arcia power Fighters past Marines

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 28, 2018

Taishi Ota, Oswaldo Arcia power Fighters past Marines

by Jason Coskrey

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have been working hard to put up good results over the past several days. So they're not about to take their feet off the gas now just because it's Golden Week. Taishi Ota sent two balls into the stands, Oswaldo ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 2, 2016

Giants acquire veteran lefty Yoshikawa, prospect in four-player deal

The Yomiuri Giants acquired veteran lefty Mitsuo Yoshikawa and minor league outfield prospect Shingo Ishikawa from the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in a four-player trade. In exchange for the 28-year-old Yoshikawa and the 23-year-old Ishikawa, the Fighters received 26-year-old outfielder Taishi Ota and 24-year-old left ...

Ota triple lifts Giants to victory over BayStars

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 8, 2016

Ota triple lifts Giants to victory over BayStars

Taishi Ota tripled in two runs in the seventh inning to break a tie as the Yomiuri Giants snapped the Yokohama BayStars' three-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Friday in the Central League. BayStars starter Shoichi Ino (5-8) gave up a leadoff double ...

Giants still looking for more power from cleanup hitters

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | HIT AND RUN May 4, 2015

Giants still looking for more power from cleanup hitters

by Jason Coskrey

Hall of Famer Shigeo Nagashima was the 25th player in the history of the Yomiuri Giants to hit fourth in the Kyojin's starting lineup, according to the team's records. Sadaharu Oh was the 28th, and Hideki Matsui the 62nd. Taishi Ota, in the cleanup ...

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