Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 3, 2021
BayStars' Michael Peoples tosses six shutout innings to earn win in 2021 debut
The 29-year-old American struck out five, walked none and limited the Dragons to four hits.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 26, 2021
Sands walked, reached on an error and scored twice in four plate appearances as the league-leading Tigers overcame a tough fight from the last-place BayStars.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Apr 10, 2021
NPB strikes out with move to eliminate extra innings
by Jason Coskrey
Just before the Yomiuri Giants and Yokohama BayStars went into the bottom of the ninth tied 7-7 on March 26, the first night of the season, there was an announcement over the PA system at Tokyo Dome. It was a reminder there would not be ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 1, 2021
Yasutaka Shiomi and Munetaka Murakami combined to drive in five runs as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the DeNA BayStars 5-3 on Wednesday after the Central League club deactivated six players due to coronavirus issues. Star second baseman Tetsuto Yamada, two-time batting champion Seiichi Uchikawa ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Mar 31, 2021
Yasuaki Yamasaki's struggles in focus again for winless BayStars
by Jason Coskrey
The fan-favorite reliever, who gave up a two-run lead in Tuesday's loss to the Swallows, is aiming for a comeback season after a dismal 2020 campaign.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Mar 30, 2021
Swallows rally past BayStars for first victory of season
by Jason Coskrey
The Swallows picked up their first win of the year after being swept at home by the Hanshin Tigers to start the season.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball Mar 26, 2021
Yoshiyuki Kamei powers Giants to win with sayonara home run on opening day
by Jason Coskrey
Kamei made his only at-bat of the night count, connecting on a sayonara home run to send the Yomiuri Giants to an 8-7 win over the Yokohama BayStars on opening day at Tokyo Dome.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB Preview Mar 24, 2021
Central League teams out to end Giants’ reign at top
by Jason Coskrey
The first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2021 Central League.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...