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YOSHIHIRO MARU

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jun 19, 2023
Giants laid foundation for pennant race with solid interleague campaign
The Yomiuri Giants were in a good position to win NPB’s interleague title for the first time since 2014 before a sixth-inning error and ensuing two-run home run spoiled it all at Tokyo Dome on Sunday afternoon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 13, 2023
Yohander Mendez collects first win and first hit in Giants' win over Lions
Yohander Mendez enjoyed a night of firsts at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Nov 2, 2020
Three-team race for final spot in Pacific League Climax Series down to wire
There is only one race of real consequence remaining in this NPB season and it's still too close to call.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 17, 2020
Giants manager Tatsunori Hara not panicking about team's poor performance in spring training
There are a few trains of thought about spring training. One of the most prevalent, is that it doesn't matter.
BASEBALL
Nov 16, 2019
Samurai Japan holds off South Korea in last game of Premier12 Super Round
Samurai Japan did just enough against rival South Korea during what amounted to an entertaining dress rehearsal for the Premier12 final.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2019
Hawks' Nobuhiro Matsuda receives seventh straight Golden Glove
It's awards season in Japanese baseball and just like at the end of the actual season, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are front and center.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2019
Giants eliminate Tigers to reach Japan Series for first time since 2013
Yoshihiro Maru stood at the plate with two outs, a runner on third and Yuki Nishi staring in from the mound. The game was tied in the sixth inning and the Yomiuri Giants and their fans were hoping for a hit. Some, perhaps, may even have dared to dream of a home run.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2019
Giants get off to quick start, downing Tigers in Climax Series Final Stage opener
The Yomiuri Giants hadn't played a game that really counted for anything since clinching the Central League pennant on Sept. 21. They hadn't played any official games at all since Sept. 28.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 1, 2019
Carp continue post-All-Star surge with one-sided victory over Giants
The Hiroshima Carp look like a team that's not quite ready to give up the Central League pennant they've held onto for the past three seasons — at least not without a fight.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 22, 2019
Giants whip Hawks, stay in contention for interleague crown
It'll essentially be winner-take-all for this season's interleague title.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 29, 2019
Home run celebrations becoming commonplace in Japanese game
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks infielder Kenji Akashi briefly went viral across baseball late last week when he hit a three-run sayonara home run and celebrated with a backflip onto home plate. Well, near home plate, as he had to go back and actually step on it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Feb 4, 2019
Giants go on offseason flurry in effort to revive glory days
The Yomiuri Giants are often referred to as Japan's answer to the New York Yankees — the "Evil Empire" version of the Bronx Bombers anyway — and the offseason they've had makes it easy to see why.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Dec 30, 2018
Stars switching numbers, changing names becoming staple of NPB offseasons
Offseasons in NPB are about change, just not exactly the type that immediately springs to mind.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 27, 2018
Carp star Yoshihiro Maru repeats as CL MVP; Seibu's Hotaka Yamakawa receives PL accolade for first time
Yoshihiro Maru and Hotaka Yamakawa spent the year putting up career numbers to help propel their clubs to league championships.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2018
Despite Game 3 win, Hawks have plenty to fear from Carp
The game was still in progress. But some Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks fans picked up their belongings and started walking up the stairs to leave the stadium, when they perhaps thought the team had built a big enough lead to win the ball game.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 28, 2018
Steady starter Kris Johnson improves to 10-2 as Carp pound Giants
Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kris Johnson gave himself a passing grade, just barely, for his performance against the Yomiuri Giants on Tuesday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2017
SoftBank's Dennis Sarfate, Hiroshima's Yoshihiro Maru win NPB MVP awards
Dennis Sarfate considers himself a traditionalist, and as such, he might not have cast a ballot for himself, a reliever, in the MVP race.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 14, 2017
Potent Hiroshima lineup tearing up Central League in early going
The Hiroshima Carp look unstoppable. That's a bit hyperbolic this early in the year, yes, but it doesn't feel that way when the Carp have been busy taking apart opposing pitching staffs after falling behind by a run or two.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 13, 2017
Carp rally past Giants in ninth, stretch unbeaten streak to 11 games
You may get the Hiroshima Carp down, but never, ever count them out.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2016
Otani makes history with Best Nine selection at both pitcher and DH
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters star Shohei Otani made history when he was named to the Pacific League's Best Nine team as both pitcher and designated hitter when the awards were announced Friday afternoon.
Bear kills another person in Japan in record year for fatal attacks
Police investigate the scene of a bear attack that killed one person and injured three others on Friday in the village of Higashinaruse in Akita Prefecture.
Tokyo launches English-language international school database
A screenshot of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's international schools portal site
Strong quake shakes Hokkaido as authorities urge vigilance
Kunashiri Island is seen across the Nemuro Strait, just before sunrise from Rausu, Hokkaido. A strong earthquake struck the area at a depth of about 40 kilometers early Saturday.
New tourism minister calls concentration of tourists in certain areas 'very serious'
Tourism minister Yasushi Kaneko holds a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Florian Wiltschko: ‘Shinto helps me understand and live within Japanese culture’
Florian Wiltschko’s interest in Shintoism began with a trip to Japan in his teens. He now serves as the supplicant priest at the 355-year-old Hisai Hachiman Shrine in Mie Prefecture.
Ukyo Shuto's run into Japan Series history shows game is about more than speed
SoftBank's Ukyo Shuto rounds first base after hitting a double in the seventh inning at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka on Sunday.
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.
Japan’s youth are apathetic toward the climate crisis. Could anime change that?
“Future Kid Takara,” a series of anime shorts to be aired on NHK Educational TV in November, attempts to educate children about climate change.
Loss to Wallabies doesn't dampen Japan’s optimism
Japan's Michael Leitch controls the ball during the match against Australia on Saturday.
Lentil by lentil, Nepali food takes shape in Tokyo
At Nepalico, the "dal bhat" — a Nepali dish consisting of rice and lentils stewed with spices — with chicken curry is the most popular item on the menu.

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