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YOKOHAMA BAYSTARS

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Jul 27, 2020
Lions remain unbeatable with Zach Neal on mound
The Lions are 6-0 when Neal pitches this season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 9, 2020
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2020
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 19, 2020
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.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Jun 19, 2020
Tigers could be ready to roar in 2020
The Hanshin Tigers are hoping the additions they made can help them capture the CL pennant this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Jun 17, 2020
BayStars closer Yasuaki Yamasaki hopes to convey positive message to fans when NPB season begins
The BayStars' Yasuaki Yamasaki is excited to finally get the 2020 season underway.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 13, 2020
BayStars owner says NPB facing unprecedented situation with pandemic
The owners of the 12 NPB clubs recognize the league could face a “critical situation” due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, Yokohama DeNA BayStars owner Tomoko Namba said on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2020
BayStars manager Alex Ramirez wants more from rookie pitcher Yuya Sakamoto
One of the biggest adjustments Yokohama BayStars rookie pitcher Yuya Sakamoto made on Saturday was wearing a hat one size smaller than usual.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 12, 2020
Tigers hurler Yuki Nishi, pitching counterparts practice patience for start of season
Handing the ball to Yuki Nishi to start the season was probably a no-brainer for the Hanshin Tigers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 10, 2020
BayStars, Tigers managers react to NPB's decision to push back start of season
The fog of uncertainty surrounding the NPB season hung just as think in the air at Yokohama Stadium as the gray clouds that hovered above the ballpark on Tuesday morning.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 28, 2020
BayStars manager Alex Ramirez believes team has talent to contend
Alex Ramirez, the manager of the Yokohama BayStars, responded to the loss of his best player by declaring the dawning of a new generation.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 25, 2020
BayStars unveil Keita Sano as team's new captain
Keita Sano modeled the Yokohama BayStars' new visitors' uniform on a slightly windy Saturday night at Osanbashi Pier in Yokohama. While all the BayStars will be wearing the new "Yokohama Blue" threads this year, Sano's will have an extra touch the others won't.
BASEBALL
Nov 14, 2019
Japan closer Yasuaki Yamasaki fueled by memories of disappointment at inaugural Premier12
There are no players as motivated as Yasuaki Yamasaki who are competing for Japan in the ongoing Premier12.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2019
BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo ready to give majors a shot
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, after the end of the Yokohama BayStars' season, took a trip to the United States and watched a game of this year's ALCS between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2019
BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo to be posted after team backs bid to move to MLB
Yokohama BayStars left fielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo has a dream of playing in the major leagues, and the club isn't going to stand in his way.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2019
Tigers slip past BayStars into final stage of Climax Series
Anyone who thought the Hanshin Tigers used all nine lives just to make it into the Central League Climax Series was mistaken.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2019
Tomo Otosaka delivers another clutch home run for BayStars
Sometimes, you just have a feeling.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2019
Fumiya Hojo-led Tigers stage spirited rally against BayStars in CL Climax Series opener
Big, improbable comebacks are becoming the Hanshin Tigers' speciality.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2019
BayStars manager Alex Ramirez makes safe choices for Central League Climax Series opener
Alex Ramirez is going to play this one by the numbers. That goes for the lineup he'll field against the Hanshin Tigers in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series and also his starting pitcher.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2019
Shinnosuke Abe says goodbye to Giants fans on a winning note
Everyone at Tokyo Dome knew what Yomiuri Giants public address announcer Daisuke Takahashi was going say. They just needed to hear him say it one more time, one last time.

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