For one night, it was just like old times for Alfredo Despaigne in Chiba. A monstrous home run, a celebration with Chiba Lotte Marines catcher Tatsuhiro Tamura, and a celebratory "Despa-iine" call-and-response with the fans in right field after the game. It was almost like ...
Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans can be forgiven for being frustrated, even angry, at the way the season has played out thus far. The team is mired in last place and began this week six games out of even fifth place. That's to say nothing of ...
Tokyo Yakult Swallows starter Yasuhiro "Ryan" Ogawa and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles reliever Yuki Matsui were named August pitchers of the month in the Central and Pacific Leagues, respectively, on Thursday. The two league's awards for hitters both went to second basemen, with the Hiroshima ...
Japanese baseball's interleague interlude gave Central League pitchers a brief respite from having their ERAs ruined by Tetsuto Yamada. But on a somewhat wet Friday night at Jingu Stadium, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows star declared school was back in session. Yamada drove in two runs ...
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows finally landed a knockout blow against Yomiuri Giants pitcher Miles Mikolas. The fact they got some of their own stars going in the process has them sizing up the rest of the Giants for a similar knockdown before everything is ...
Right-hander Yasuhiro Ogawa withstood five scoring opportunities and drew an 11-pitch bases-loaded walk to spark a four-run fourth inning for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in a 4-0 win over the Yomiuri Giants on Wednesday night. Ogawa (9-6) allowed seven hits, a walk and a hit ...
Yasuhiro "Ryan" Ogawa took a one-hit shutout into the ninth inning to earn the win as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Yokohama BayStars 3-1 on Friday night. On a rainy night at Jingu Stadium, Ogawa (2-0) didn't allow a base runner until after the ...
Tokyho Yakult Swallows right-hander Yasuhiro Ogawa is not optimistic about returning before the All-Star break after tests Monday showed he had broken his throwing hand. "Ryan" Ogawa, the Central League's 2013 Rookie of the Year, was diagnosed with a broken right hand and will need ...
Every team faces some type of adversity, be it large or small, over the course of the season. That time comes earlier for some than others, and right now, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows are almost in the throes of tough times. While it's still too ...
Tokyo Yakult Swallows hurler Yasuhiro "Ryan" Ogawa, the Central League's 2013 Rookie of the Year, kick-started training for the upcoming season with some sprints and a game of catch on Saturday. Ogawa, who went 16-4 to lead the CL in wins, paid a visit to ...
Right-handers Yasuhiro Ogawa of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Takahiro Norimoto of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles were named Rookie of the Year on Monday in the Central and Pacific Leagues, respectively. The 23-year-old Ogawa garnered 252 of 273 eligible votes in the CL while ...
There normally wouldn't be many reasons to keep close tabs on a 35-57-1 team that's 22½ games out of first place. Then again, most teams in that position don't have a pair of players as worthy of the spotlight as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' duo ...
