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Dragons ace Yudai Ono wins Sawamura Award

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 23, 2020

Dragons ace Yudai Ono wins Sawamura Award

by Kaz Nagatsuka

Ono is the ninth Dragons pitcher to win the award and first since Kenshin Kawakami in 2004.

Tomoyuki Sugano's future bright despite loss in Japan Series opener

Japanese Baseball Nov 22, 2020

Tomoyuki Sugano's future bright despite loss in Japan Series opener

by Jason Coskrey

The Giants ace is expected to be one of the hottest targets of the MLB offseason if rumors of a posting come to fruition.

Hawks cut Giants down to size in Game 1 of Japan Series

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 21, 2020

Hawks cut Giants down to size in Game 1 of Japan Series

by Jason Coskrey

Dating back to 2018 against the Hiroshima Carp, the Hawks have now won nine straight Japan Series games as they attempt to win their fourth straight title.

Giants wrap up pennant race by winning franchise's 38th Central League crown

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 31, 2020

Giants wrap up pennant race by winning franchise's 38th Central League crown

Because the CL eliminated its playoffs due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus, the Giants automatically advance to the Japan Series.

Yudai Ono should be on track for Sawamura Award if committee keeps its word

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Oct 15, 2020

Yudai Ono should be on track for Sawamura Award if committee keeps its word

by Jason Coskrey

The prize ostensibly honors the pitcher who most embodies the legacy of Eiji Sawamura in a given year. It's hard to argue Ono doesn't fit that bill.

Marines soldier on after virus outbreak

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Oct 12, 2020

Marines soldier on after virus outbreak

by Jason Coskrey

What a week it was for the Chiba Lotte Marines. Technically, things got started Oct. 4, when pitcher Daiki Iwashita and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Subsequent testing early last week revealed 11 more infections (a total that included seven top-team players), the club ...

Giants and Hawks in driver's seat at halfway mark in NPB

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Aug 31, 2020

Giants and Hawks in driver's seat at halfway mark in NPB

by Jason Coskrey

Despite the shortened schedule, there's still plenty to look forward to in the 2020 campaign.

Giants manager Tatsunori Hara not panicking about team's poor performance in spring training

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Mar 17, 2020

Giants manager Tatsunori Hara not panicking about team's poor performance in spring training

by Jason Coskrey

There are a few trains of thought about spring training. One of the most prevalent, is that it doesn't matter. Or to be more precise, the results don't matter. The win-loss records don't count for anything and are largely forgotten the second the first pitch ...

Will Yamaguchi's departure from Yomiuri Giants to MLB clear a path for Sugano?

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Nov 19, 2019

Will Yamaguchi's departure from Yomiuri Giants to MLB clear a path for Sugano?

by Jason Coskrey

The biggest question stemming from the Yomiuri Giants' decision to post pitcher Shun Yamaguchi to MLB is not how Yamaguchi might fare in the majors. It's when will Tomoyuki Sugano get there? After years ago solidifying their resistance to the posting system on the back of ...

BayStars' Jose Lopez delivers game-winning hit against rival Giants

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Aug 2, 2019

BayStars' Jose Lopez delivers game-winning hit against rival Giants

Jose Lopez hit a tie-breaking, two-run double off his former team, lifting the second-place Yokohama BayStars to a 4-2 win over the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants on Friday night. Trailing by a run in the sixth, Neftali Soto doubled in Takehiro Ishikawa to tie it ...

Tigers rookie Koji Chikamoto hits for cycle in CL's rout of PL in All-Star Series finale

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 13, 2019

Tigers rookie Koji Chikamoto hits for cycle in CL's rout of PL in All-Star Series finale

Hanshin Tigers rookie Koji Chikamoto became the second player to hit for the cycle in in the NPB All-Star Series, leading the Central League to an 11-3 win over the Pacific League in Saturday's series finale. Chikamoto, who became the first rookie to lead off ...

Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano tosses six-hit shutout against Dragons

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jul 2, 2019

Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano tosses six-hit shutout against Dragons

Tomoyuki Sugano threw a complete game shutout Tuesday as he steered the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants to a 6-0 win over the Chunichi Dragons. The performance was a welcome turnaround for the Giants ace, who lasted just one inning in a 5-1 loss to the ...

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