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YOMIURI GIANTS

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 17, 2014
Cepeda crushes first home run in NPB; Giants snap five-game slide
Frederich Cepeda, while playing for the Cuban national team, got a chance to watch Kenta Maeda pitch for Samurai Japan during the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 15, 2014
Swallows pound out 17 hits, throttle Giants
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows wrapped up a series that saw them play in three cities on three consecutive nights. The only constants were a barrage of hits and victories over the Yomiuri Giants at every stop.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 6, 2014
Ishikawa sparks BayStars with bat, glove in win over Giants
Takehiro Ishikawa used his bat to give the Yokohama BayStars the lead early and flashed a little glove to help protect it late.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 29, 2014
Murata delivers game-winning hit against Swallows
The Yomiuri Giants had victory snatched away with two outs in the top of the ninth inning.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 8, 2014
Carp teammates Dobayashi, Nomura provide big contributions against Giants
It's still very early in the season, but so far everything has come up red for the Hiroshima Carp.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 8, 2014
Giants left-hander Seddon set to make NPB debut
After a false alarm last week, Chris Seddon is finally ready to begin his career in Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 28, 2014
Giants trounce Tigers in opener as storied franchise celebrates 80th anniversary
More than 300 former Yomiuri Giants players, including Hideki Matsui and Shigeo "Mr. Giants" Nagashima, were at Tokyo Dome on Opening Night to participate in a ceremony celebrating the franchise's 80th anniversary.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 27, 2014
Giants, Hawks look like class of NPB as season begins
2014 NPB Preview
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Mar 10, 2014
Mathieson ready for action after refreshing offseason
If there was one thing Scott Mathieson enjoyed about the offseason, it was the family time.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 18, 2014
Giants' Terauchi shows importance of putting smile on fans' faces
Professional athletes have been known to have different attitudes when dealing with fans. Autograph-seekers have been told, "Take a hike, son" by players in a bad mood or on a bad day.
BASEBALL
Dec 2, 2013
Giants now banking on Kataoka to shore up second base
The Yomiuri Giants have, at long last, finally found their second baseman.
BASEBALL
Nov 29, 2013
Kawakami's players impressed MLB counterparts
The V-9 Yomiuri Giants were arguably the best team in the history of the game. Giants stars Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima had been openly coveted by MLB general managers back in the United States. So had pitcher Tsuneo Horiuchi at his peak.
BASEBALL
Nov 26, 2013
Kawakami was Japanese baseball's first Zen master
Most foreign fans of baseball in Japan may not know the name Tetsuharu Kawakami, who passed away recently at the age of 93, but perhaps it's time they did.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2013
Eagles blank Giants in Game 7, capture first Japan Series title
More than 25,000 roared in unison as a light rain suddenly got a little bit harder. They were now one out away from their first Japan Series title, and had their ace, Japan's ace, on the mound to do the honors.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2013
Opportunistic Giants force Game 7 as mighty Tanaka handed first defeat of 2013
The mighty Yomiuri Giants weren’t about to relinquish the Japan Series title without a good fight.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2013
Eagles prepare to unleash Tanaka on Giants with title there for taking
Masahiro Tanaka blew out the candles on his birthday cake in one big breath.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2013
Eagles move closer to first Japan Series title
It wasn't exactly pretty and it was definitely a little harder than expected.
BASEBALL
Oct 30, 2013
Terauchi, Chono, Giants draw even with Eagles in Japan Series
Takayuki Terauchi and Hisayoshi Chono secured return tickets to Sendai for the Yomiuri Giants and breathed new life into the Japan Series in the process.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2013
Offense ignites Eagles in Game 3 victory over Giants
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles finally got some bang for their bucks at the plate, and found a surprise hero on the mound in the process.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2013
Giants' Houlton hungry to capture third consecutive Japan Series title
Recent years have been kind to the teams with D.J. Houlton on the roster.

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