'Shogun' Spencer Patton hits pandemic-era free agent market ready to play ball
Patton had a solid year under strange circumstances as COVID-19 forced NPB players and teams to deal with a lot as they tried to complete a season amid a pandemic.
Alex Ramirez runs out of time with BayStars
The BayStars will now forge ahead without the manager who has won more than anyone else there in over 20 years.
BayStars manager Alex Ramirez to step down after season: source
Alex Ramirez is set to resign as manager of the YokohamaDeNA BayStars at the end of the season, with farm team manager and former ace pitcher Daisuke Miura emerging as his likely successor, sources close to the team said Friday. The BayStars' pennant hopes evaporated ...
NPB stars prepare to say goodbye as season winds down
It's retirement season in NPB. As the 2020 campaign begins to wind down, fans across Japan will be saying goodbye to some familiar faces. Hanshin Tigers reliever and former major leaguer Kyuji Fujikawa announced in September that he was calling it quits at the end of ...
Virus-hit Tigers endure tough, eventful week in Central League
The difference between playing a mostly representative NPB season — as opposed to 50 or 60 games — or having it all fall apart was always as tenuous as some dinner plans. That was laid bare last week as the league experienced its first midseason ...
Buffaloes score with play, uniforms during mostly positive week on diamond
The Orix Buffaloes looked good last week. They also played reasonably well too, winning four of their seven games, despite ending on a losing note. The struggling Pacific League outfit went into its past for a couple of games last week, playing a series in Kobe ...
BayStars starters setting tone on mound
For all of the noise that's surrounded the Yokohama BayStars recently — namely people taking swipes at the manager and closer Yasuaki Yamasaki's troubles — the team is keeping its head above water. The BayStars are coming off a solid week, having taken two of ...
Broncos owner Jun Ikeda has ambitious plans for basketball franchise
Ikeda is thrilled about his new challenge with the Broncos, perhaps more than ever before, because as owner he has the freedom to do things his way.
Ginjiro Sumitani's two-run fourth-inning double broke up a scoreless tie, and right-hander Toshiki Sakurai (1-0) allowed a run over eight innings for the Yomiuri Giants in a 5-3 Central League win over the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Thursday. The Giants had left runners in scoring ...
NPB fans feeling impact of COVID-19 as season gets underway
Japanese baseball fans likely won't be able to attend games until at least July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rain and empty stands greet players as long-delayed NPB season begins
Japanese baseball began play on Friday evening, three months after its campaign was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
