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TORONTO BLUE JAYS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 1, 2022
Yusei Kikuchi snaps winless streak as Blue Jays beat Rays
Kikuchi got run support from Teoscar Hernandez and Santiago Espinal, who each hit a two-run homer off Ryan Yarbrough.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 26, 2022
Struggling Yusei Kikuchi knocked out early in loss to Brewers
The 31-year-old former Seibu star has lost three of his last five starts for Toronto and has not recorded a win since May 16.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 15, 2022
Blue Jays' Yusei Kikuchi continues to struggle in loss to Orioles
The 30-year-old southpaw was charged with Tuesday's loss after striking out four, walking four and surrendering two home runs among five hits.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 9, 2022
Yusei Kikuchi has shortest outing of MLB career in Blue Jays' loss against Royals
'I walked the second batter on four straight balls, and the tide turned against us from there. I have no physical issues,' Kikuchi said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 30, 2022
Angels' Shohei Ohtani homers twice during loss against Blue Jays
'I can't tell (if I've broken out of my offensive slump) just from one day's work. I'll have to keep playing and see where this takes me.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 27, 2022
Shohei Ohtani strikes outs 10 in uneven start during loss to Blue Jays
Shohei Ohtani allowed five runs and struck out 10 batters in an uneven outing as the Los Angeles Angels suffered a 6-3 series-opening defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 17, 2022
Jays' Yusei Kikuchi wins against his former Mariners teammates
Playing against his former team, Kikuchi walked three and struck out six of the 22 batters he faced at Rogers Center in his seventh start of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 11, 2022
Yusei Kikuchi goes 5⅓ innings in no-decision as Jays fall against Yankees
Kikuchi has struggled in his first season with Toronto, lasting less than five innings in three of his four April starts for a 5.52 ERA.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 5, 2022
Yusei Kikuchi picks up first win of 2022 as Blue Jays snap Yankees' win streak at 11
'I was impatiently waiting to get a win, so this means a lot,' Kikuchi said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 5, 2022
Gosuke Katoh cut as Blue Jays trim roster
The 27-year-old Katoh made his MLB debut this season after spending the past nine years in the minors.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 22, 2022
Gosuke Katoh makes first MLB start in Blue Jays win
Batting eighth and playing second base, the 27-year-old Katoh, born in California to Japanese parents, began a big-league game for the first time since he was drafted in 2013.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 20, 2022
Jays' Yusei Kikuchi left waiting for first win after no-decision
The 30-year-old persevered despite putting a runner in scoring position in each of the first four innings at Fenway Park, but the Blue Jays' bats were silenced by five Red Sox pitchers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 7, 2022
Minor league journeyman Gosuke Katoh makes Blue Jays' opening day roster
The 27-year-old versatile defender has appeared at every infield position this spring, where he had a strong showing both at the plate and in the field.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 13, 2022
Blue Jays reportedly reach three-year deal with lefty Yusei Kikuchi
The former Seibu star will reportedly earn $16 million in 2022 and $10 million in each of the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2021
Yankees and Red Sox clinch AL's final wild-card spots
The final day of a 162-game, six-month marathon began with four teams all in contention for two American League wild-card spots.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 13, 2021
Shohei Ohtani pitches Angels past Blue Jays while batting leadoff
Ohtani became the first starting pitcher since at least 1906 to open a game batting in the leadoff spot and earn a win.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 2, 2021
Yusei Kikuchi holds down Blue Jays to earn sixth win
Yusei Kikuchi pitched seven strong innings and matched his MLB career-high with his sixth win on Thursday in the Seattle Mariners' 7-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 10, 2021
Shun Yamaguchi set to restart career with Giants in Japan
Yamaguchi posted a 15-4 record and led the CL in strikeouts, wins and winning percentage with the Giants in 2019, his previous season in Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 4, 2021
Roberto Alomar resigns from Hall of Fame board over sexual misconduct
Chairman Jane Forbes Clark said the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum accepted Roberto Alomar's resignation from its board of directors following an investigation into a sexual misconduct allegation against him.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 10, 2021
Shohei Ohtani's four RBIs power Angels past Blue Jays
The Japanese superstar led off the fifth with his third home run of the season.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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