The Hanshin Tigers came to Tokyo expecting to face Tomoyuki Sugano in the second game of their series with the Yomiuri Giants Instead it was rookie Tappei Tanioka on the mound for his first career start, and Hanshin took full advantage. Yoshio Itoi's three-run homer and ...
The Hanshin Tigers said Monday they have reached agreement on a contract with free agent outfielder Yoshio Itoi, who earlier in the day informed the Orix Buffaloes of his intention to join the Central League club. Itoi, 35, who played for Orix for four seasons ...
Nippon Professional Baseball released the list of 2016 free agents on Thursday afternoon, with outfielder Yoshio Itoi highlighting a group of six players. Itoi, who spent the last four seasons with the Orix Buffaloes, is one of four domestic free agents, joining outfielder Daikan Yoh ...
Orix Buffaloes outfielder Yoshio Itoi said Monday he will exercise his right to domestic free agency, even though the Pacific League club has offered him a major four-year contract. "There could be teams that might be interested in me and I'd like to hear what ...
Yoshio Itoi became the oldest player to lead a Japanese pro league in stolen bases on Wednesday, the final day of the Pacific League season. It was the first stolen base crown for the 35-year-old Orix Buffaloes outfielder, who swiped 53 to share the title ...
Yoshio Itoi hit three home runs to power the Orix Buffaloes to a 5-1 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Thursday. Itoi led off with a solo homer into the right stands at Sapporo Dome in the first inning and blasted a two-run ...
Brandon Laird has become a favorite among Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fans for his home run celebration, not to mention the homers themselves, which sees him mimic a chef making sushi. There was a lot to celebrate on Saturday night, when he hit three home ...
Every year when the regular Japanese baseball season is over, it is my task to compile final batting and pitching statistics for two annual publications. While it is often easy to pick out overachievers and underachievers each year as the season moves along, there ...
Seven-time All-Star Yoshio Itoi and exciting rookie second baseman Masahiro Nishino were deactivated with injuries by the Pacific League's Orix Buffaloes on Saturday, along with reliever Shohei Tsukahara. Itoi, one of the PL's top stars over the past six seasons, had his right elbow and ...
Right-hander Kenta Maeda was the top vote-getter among Central League starters as eight Hiroshima Carp players were selected in fan balloting for the upcoming All-Star series after the final results were announced on Friday. Hiroshima's eight matched a tie for the second most named in ...
Yoshio Itoi broke open a scoreless game with a solo homer in a three-run fourth-inning and the Orix Buffaloes held on to beat the Seibu Lions 3-2 for their sixth straight win on Sunday. Before 30,997 at Kyocera Dome, the Pacific League-leading Buffaloes were kept ...
The first half of the game belonged to the Chiba Lotte Marines, but that wasn't enough to get them out of the bog they're stuck in right now. And their opponents, Orix Buffaloes, rose to the occasion at just the right time. The Buffs' No. 3 ...
