Baseball / MLB Sep 8, 2019
Shohei Ohtani homers, drives in five runs to help Angels beat White Sox
Shohei Ohtani shared few details about his recent hitting adjustments. The results speak for themselves. Ohtani hit a three-run home run and drove in a career-high five runs to help the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday ...
Baseball / MLB Aug 16, 2019
Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish struck out 10, silencing Philadelphia's bats for seven innings a night after the Phillies scored 11 runs in former manager Charlie Manuel's debut as hitting coach. But the Phillies rallied against Chicago's bullpen and moved within one game of the ...
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Sac Bunts Jul 29, 2019
Controversy surrounding high school ace Roki Sasaki stirs up familiar debate
by Jason Coskrey
Ofunato High School was inundated with calls after its loss in the final of the Iwate Prefectural tournament on Thursday. But it wasn't a stream of commiserations and condolences pouring in — there were around 150 calls on the day of the school's 12-2 loss ...
Baseball Jul 28, 2019
Yu Darvish slams Japan's high school baseball system over not protecting players
Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish on Saturday criticized Japan's high school baseball system's failure to protect young ballplayers. Darvish, himself a nationally famous former high school pitcher, spoke at Milwaukee's Miller Park about the controversy surrounding one high school holding back its best pitcher on ...
Baseball / MLB Jul 13, 2019
Yu Darvish gets another no-decision; Angels toss combined no-hitter in rout of Mariners
Yu Darvish threw six innings of two-hit ball Friday to help lead the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Darvish struck out eight and issued a solitary walk, but a lack of run support prevented him from claiming his third win ...
Baseball / MLB Jun 22, 2019
Cubs hurler Yu Darvish ties MLB mark with 10th straight no-decision
Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish got his 10th straight no-decision Friday in a 5-4 loss to the New York Mets, tying a major league record. The 32-year-old right-hander twice surrendered homers after his lineup had given the Cubs the lead. Darvish left the mound after six ...
Baseball / MLB Apr 28, 2019
Yu Darvish settled down after a shaky start. He got some help from David Bote. Darvish pitched six effective innings and Bote homered twice, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 9-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. Anthony Rizzo also connected for the Cubs, who ...