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'Shogun' Spencer Patton hits pandemic-era free agent market ready to play ball

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 7, 2020

'Shogun' Spencer Patton hits pandemic-era free agent market ready to play ball

by Jason Coskrey

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

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Oct 27, 2020

Alex Ramirez runs out of time with BayStars

by Jason Coskrey

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

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 24, 2020

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

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Oct 19, 2020

NPB stars prepare to say goodbye as season winds down

by Jason Coskrey

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

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Sep 28, 2020

Virus-hit Tigers endure tough, eventful week in Central League

by Jason Coskrey

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

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Sep 21, 2020

Buffaloes score with play, uniforms during mostly positive week on diamond

by Jason Coskrey

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

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | This Week in NPB Aug 3, 2020

BayStars starters setting tone on mound

by Jason Coskrey

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 ...

Lions remain unbeatable with Zach Neal on mound

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | The week in NPB Jul 27, 2020

Lions remain unbeatable with Zach Neal on mound

by Jason Coskrey

The Lions are 6-0 when Neal pitches this season.

Broncos owner Jun Ikeda has ambitious plans for basketball franchise

Basketball / B. League Jul 9, 2020

Broncos owner Jun Ikeda has ambitious plans for basketball franchise

by Kaz Nagatsuka

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, Toshiki Sakurai lift Giants past BayStars

Japanese Baseball Jul 3, 2020

Ginjiro Sumitani, Toshiki Sakurai lift Giants past BayStars

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

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jun 20, 2020

NPB fans feeling impact of COVID-19 as season gets underway

by Kaz Nagatsuka

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 Jun 19, 2020

Rain and empty stands greet players as long-delayed NPB season begins

by Jason Coskrey

Japanese baseball began play on Friday evening, three months after its campaign was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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