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Orix's Yoshinobu Yamamoto follows no-hitter with 8 shutout innings

Japanese Baseball Jun 26, 2022

Orix's Yoshinobu Yamamoto follows no-hitter with 8 shutout innings

Yamamoto, who threw the season's fourth no-hitter last Saturday, retired the first three batters he faced at Zozo Marine Stadium and overcame a shaky second inning to earn his eighth win.

NPB experiencing surge of no-hitters

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | NPB NOTEBOOK Jun 20, 2022

NPB experiencing surge of no-hitters

by Jason Coskrey

With four no-hitters and a couple of near misses already this season, it's possible there is more misery on the horizon for NPB hitters.

Olympic ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws season's fourth no-hitter

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jun 18, 2022

Olympic ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws season's fourth no-hitter

It is the first time four no-hitters have been thrown in a single Japanese season since 1943.

Dragons' Taiki Mitsumata gets better of Orix ace in interleague win

Japanese Baseball May 29, 2022

Dragons' Taiki Mitsumata gets better of Orix ace in interleague win

The 30-year-old overcame last year's Sawamura Award winner in a long at-bat before breaking a 1-1 eighth-inning tie at Kyocera Dome Osaka.

Rising stars Munetaka Murakami and Yoshinobu Yamamoto named MVPs of 2021 NPB season

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 15, 2021

Rising stars Munetaka Murakami and Yoshinobu Yamamoto named MVPs of 2021 NPB season

by Jason Coskrey

Murakami, the Swallows' slugging third baseman, and Yamamoto, the Buffaloes' ace pitcher, were named the MVPs of the 2021 season during NPB's annual awards ceremony

Seiya Suzuki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto highlight Golden Glove winners

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Dec 2, 2021

Seiya Suzuki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto highlight Golden Glove winners

by Jason Coskrey

Carp outfielder Seiya Suzuki has won a Golden Glove Award in three straight seasons.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto shows the Buffaloes' potential

Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Japan Series Nov 29, 2021

Yoshinobu Yamamoto shows the Buffaloes' potential

by Jason Coskrey

Yamamoto's Game 6 will be remembered as one of the most stirring performances in defeat in the Japan Series.

Young guns: The Japan Series showcases young pitching talent

Japanese Baseball | Japan Series Nov 22, 2021

Young guns: The Japan Series showcases young pitching talent

by Jason Coskrey

Throwing the first Japan Series shutout since Takayuki Kishi for the Seibu Lions in 2008, Takahashi became the 13th pitcher to win his debut without allowing a run.

Buffaloes and Swallows go from worst to first to set up improbable, intriguing Japan Series

Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Nov 13, 2021

Buffaloes and Swallows go from worst to first to set up improbable, intriguing Japan Series

by Jason Coskrey

The 2021 Japan Series will be the setting of the ultimate rags-to-riches story.

Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines again on big stage in playoff debut

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 11, 2021

Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines again on big stage in playoff debut

by Jason Coskrey

Yamamoto struck out 10 in a shutout of the Marines in Game 1.

Young aces lead league champs in final stage openers

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Nov 11, 2021

Young aces lead league champs in final stage openers

Yasunobu Okugawa and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitch shutouts to open the second stage of the NPB playoffs.

Buffaloes put past failures in rearview mirror with Pacific League title

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Oct 28, 2021

Buffaloes put past failures in rearview mirror with Pacific League title

by Jason Coskrey

After years of dwelling in the lower reaches of the league, the Buffaloes stepped back into the light with a stunning performance this season.

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