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Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a two-run homer during the ninth inning of Seattle's win over Detorit on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 8, 2025
Mariners club three homers to push Tigers to brink of elimination
J.P. Crawford, Eugenio Suarez and Cal Raleigh had the homers for Seattle, which is a win away from its first ALCS since 2001.
Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani pitches against the Phillies in Game 1 of the NL Division Series in Philadelphia on Saturday.
BASEBALL
Oct 5, 2025
Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez lead Dodgers over Phillies in Game 1
Shohei Ohtani shrugged off a shaky start to pitch six strong innings, and Teoscar Hernandez hit a game-changing three-run home run as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 in Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Saturday.
Yankees starter Cam Schlittler pitches against the Red Sox during Game 3 of their AL Wild Card Series in New York on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 3, 2025
Cam Schlittler makes dazzling playoff debut as Yankees eliminate rival Red Sox
The Yankees completed a 2-1 AL Wild Card series win over their archrivals to book a best-of-five American League Division Series clash with the Toronto Blue Jays starting Saturday.
The Guardians' Brayan Rocchio celebrates after his walk-off home run against the Rangers in Cleveland on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 29, 2025
Guardians complete historic comeback to beat Tigers to AL Central crown
The Guardians trailed Detroit by a massive 15½-game deficit in July, a margin that no team has ever overturned.
Tigers manager Kyuji Fujikawa is tossed in the air as the team celebrates winning the Central League pennant at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Sep 8, 2025
Roaring Tigers had no equal in CL on way to winning pennant in record time
The club took a step toward becoming the best team in Japan by clinching the Central League pennant in record time with a 2-0 victory over the Hiroshima Carp on Sunday.
The Tigers' Teruaki Sato connects on his 31st home run of the season during the third inning against the Swallows at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Sunday.
BASEBALL / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 11, 2025
Red-hot Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato sets himself apart with home run surge
Reaching 30 home runs this season was just the latest benchmark for the Hanshin Tigers slugger, who has set himself apart from the crowd this season.
The Tigers' Tarik Skubal pitches for the American League during the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 17, 2025
Tigers focused on getting back to playoffs and contending for World Series
At 59-38, Detroit owns the majors' best record and sent six All-Stars to Atlanta.
Tigers slugger Teruaki Sato knocks in a run during Hanshin's win over the Swallows at Koshien Stadium on Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 6, 2025
Confident Hanshin slugger Teruaki Sato taking game to next level
Even with everything Sato, a three-time All-Star, has already accomplished, his start this year has some wondering if he has finally put everything together.
The Tigers' Kenta Maeda pitches against the White Sox in Detroit on April 4. The Tigers designated Maeda for assignment on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 2, 2025
Tigers part ways with pitcher Kenta Maeda
Maeda, 37, had a 7.88 ERA in seven relief appearances this season.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning of Los Angeles' win over the Tigers on Thursday at Dodger Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 28, 2025
Ohtani and the Dodgers power past Tigers in Blake Snell's debut
Ohtani hit his second home run in the third game of the season as the Dodgers played at home for the first time in 2025.
Giants ace Shosei Togo is expected to get the start on opening day.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 26, 2025
Big-spending Giants aim to hold off BayStars and Tigers in competitive Central League
The Giants spent big as the club aims to win its first Japan Series title since 2012. But can the BayStars or Tigers spoil the Kyojin's fun?
Shohei Ohtani belts a home run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs.
BASEBALL
Mar 20, 2025
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
All the stops were pulled out to showcase the best players on both sides of the Pacific as the MLB kicked off its 2025 season in Tokyo Dome.
The Tigers Teruaki Sato (center) celebrates with his teammates after their win over the Dodgers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 17, 2025
NPB clubs show there's more to Japanese baseball than MLB stars
The four exhibition games between the MLB and NPB clubs showed that the well of talent in Japan runs deeper than the nation’s big leaguers.
Hanshin pitcher Hiroto Saiki threw five scoreless innings as the Tigers topped the Dodgers in an exhibition game on Sunday in Tokyo.
BASEBALL
Mar 16, 2025
Tigers shut down Ohtani to take exhibition game over Dodgers
After giving up a home run to the Dodgers star two years ago, Hiroto Saiki got the best of Shohei Ohtani on Sunday as the Tigers completed a weekend sweep of MLB clubs.
Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki at the dish during an exhibition game against the Tigers on Saturday in Tokyo.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 15, 2025
Seiya Suzuki hit with dose of nostalgia as he dons Cubs uniform at Tokyo Dome
Facing the Hanshin Tigers and hearing the team’s cheering section was a blast from the recent past for the former Hiroshima Carp star.
Tigers players walk off the field while carrying Cubs caps during a rare exhibition game between NPB and MLB clubs.
BASEBALL
Mar 15, 2025
Tigers shut out the Cubs as Seiya Suzuki receives warm welcome in Tokyo
Suzuki was showered with applause in his return to Japan as a member of the Chicago Cubs, but it was the Hanshin Tigers who came out on top in the exhibition game.
A model wears items that are part of Takashi Murakami's collaboration with MLB.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 28, 2025
Famed artist Takashi Murakami partners with MLB for Tokyo Series
The new collection includes t-shirts and sweatshirts adorned with Murakami’s signature style, along with hats, baseballs and gloves.
Tigers players toss manager Yoshio Yoshida into the air after the club clinched its first Japan Series title, on Nov. 11, 1985.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 5, 2025
Hanshin Tigers legend Yoshio Yoshida dies at 91
During his 17-year playing career, Yoshida appeared in 2,007 games and recorded 1,864 hits. But he was perhaps most notable for leading the Tigers to the 1985 Japan Series.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal celebrates after closing out an inning during Detroit's playoff series with Cleveland last month.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 21, 2024
Braves' Chris Sale and Tigers' Tarik Skubal collect Cy Young honors
Both left-handers won the pitching Triple Crown and were the clear favorites in Cy Young Award voting.
The Guardians celebrate after defeating the Tigers in Game 5 of their AL division series in Cleveland on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2024
Guardians get best of Tigers' ace in Game 5 to reach ALCS
Cleveland will face the New York Yankees on the road in Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday.
How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Takaichi's leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals
The LDP's newly-appointed election chief Keiji Furuya (far left), general affairs council chair Haruko Arimura (second from left), vice president Taro Aso (center left), president Sanae Takaichi (center right), secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki (second from right) and policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Qilin cybercrime gang claims hack on Japan's Asahi
The Asahi Group headquarters complex in Tokyo
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

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