Dragons' Yuya Yanagi recovers from shaky start, pitches seven solid innings to beat BayStars
Yuya Yanagi bounced back from a tough first inning to work seven innings and win for the first time in two months as the Chunichi Dragons defeated the Yokohama BayStars 8-3 on Saturday. Yanagi (10-5) surrendered back-to-back first-inning home runs at Nagoya Dome to Jose ...
BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo's move to No. 2 in order could help spark change
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo is not your typical No. 2 batter. Or is he? The answer probably depends on the brand of baseball you prefer. The BayStars slugger isn't a speedster nor much of a bunter. He's a destructive force at the plate with 193 career home ...
Jose Lopez, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo slug two homers apiece as BayStars crush Carp
Jose Lopez and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo each homered twice as league play resumed on Friday in the Yokohama BayStars' 13-3 whipping of the Hiroshima Carp. Lopez, a longtime regular for the Seattle Mariners who is in his seventh season in Japan, opened the scoring with a ...
Giants quash late rally, beat reeling BayStars
The Yokohama BayStars got the performances they needed at the plate and on the mound to beat the Yomiuri Giants. They just didn't get them early enough. Yomiuri's C.C. Mercedes pitched into the seventh, Yasuhiro Yamamoto drove in a pair of runs and Yomiuri stamped out ...
BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo becomes advocate of pitch-count limits for youth
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo was struck by a strange thought while playing for Samurai Japan during the 2017 World Baseball Classic. There were pitch limits in effect during that tournament, which features professional players, adults from MLB, NPB and other leagues. Meanwhile at the high school level ...
Yokohama BayStars left fielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo informed his team Friday that he intends to pursue a career in the major leagues. Tsutsugo, 27, will be eligible for international free agency in 2021 after 11 seasons with the club. He would need the BayStars' approval ...
BayStars rookie pitcher Katsuki Azuma delivers banner performance against Giants
Rookie Katsuki Azuma allowed four hits over seven innings and two relievers completed the five-hitter as the Yokohama BayStars downed the Yomiuri Giants 6-0 on Thursday, shutting them out for the second straight night. Azuma (8-5) earned his first win since July 20 and improved ...
Tomoyuki Sugano clubs solo homer to help his cause, lift Giants over BayStars
Tomoyuki Sugano surrendered the lead on a slider. So it was only fitting the Yomiuri Giants ace used one to get it back. Sugano allowed a game-tying home run in the top of the fifth inning, then took matters into his own hands with a ...
Japan opened its two-game series against Australia with a 2-0 victory Saturday night at Nagoya Dome, giving six pitchers a workout in the exhibition game. After five scoreless innings, Samurai Japan broke open the game in the bottom of the sixth, driving home a pair ...
Samurai Japan skipper Atsunori Inaba begins preparations for March series against Australia
Atsunori Inaba managed a team of young players in his first tournament in charge of Samurai Japan. In March, he'll get his first chance to step into the dugout with the top team. Inaba will lead Samurai Japan against Australia in the two-game Enos Samurai ...
BayStars re-sign slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo for ¥350 million
The Yokohama Baystars re-signed outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo on Wednesday for an annual salary of ¥350 million ($3.12 million) for next season, up ¥50 million from his previous contract with the Central League ballclub. "(The team) evaluated me based on many factors, including my performance as ...
BayStars skipper Alex Ramirez motivated players by keeping quiet
With the clock threatening to strike midnight on the Yokohama BayStars' inspired run to the Japan Series, Alex Ramirez backed off. Ramirez didn't have any special meetings, give any particularly impassioned speeches or use different motivational tactics. With his team down 3-0 in the Japan ...
