Baseball
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Japan’s Skipper Kuriyama Goes with Youth for WBC, but It’s Just A Coincidence
Japan will be fielding its youngest-ever team at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, with the 30-me...
January 27, 2023
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Kuriyama Fills Out WBC Roster, Includes Nootbaar, Yoshida
Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama filled out the rest of his roster for the upcoming 2023 World Baseball...
January 27, 2023
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Cardinals’ Nootbaar, Boston’s Yoshida in Japan’s WBC team
TOKYO (AP) — Japan completed naming its 30-man roster on Thursday for the World Baseball Classic, wh...
January 26, 2023
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Scott Rolen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Rolen sat with his son in the parking lot outside Indiana's Bloomington South ...
January 25, 2023
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Arte Moreno takes Angels off Market, will Continue as Owner
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno has decided not to sell the team. Moren...
January 25, 2023
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Former NPB Home Run Hitter Hiromitsu Kadota Dies at 74
Hiromitsu Kadota, a former baseball player who hit 567 home runs during his career and ranks third i...
January 24, 2023
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Shintaro Fujinami Ready to Climb Big League Hill
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In beautifully spoken English, Shintaro Fujinami formally introduced himself ...
January 19, 2023
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Slugging Greats Ramirez, Bass Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Former sluggers Alex Ramirez and Randy Bass were elected to Japan pro baseball’s Hall of Fame on Fri...
January 14, 2023
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Ohtani among stars rostered for 2023 WBC duties
Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama on Friday announced the names of 12 of the 30 players who will...
January 7, 2023
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Angels 2-way superstar Ohtani to appear in WBC
Nippon Professional Baseball announced Friday that Shohei Otani of the Los Angeles Angels, Munetaka ...
January 6, 2023
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Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters mark completion of new baseball stadium
KITA-HIROSHIMA, Hokkaido — A ceremony to mark the completion of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters’ ne...
January 6, 2023
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Samurai Japan stave off challengers for world top spot
NEW YORK — Japan took first in the men’s baseball rankings released by the World Baseball Softball C...
January 3, 2023
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2022 news photo exhibition kicks off in Tokyo with help from an ace
An exhibition of memorable news photos from 2022 is underway at the Nihombashi Mitsukoshi department...
December 18, 2022
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Deep roots of baseball planted in Hokkaido during opening up in Meiji era
On the Sapporo Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill, a tourist spot that provides a panoramic view of the c...
December 17, 2022
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Red Sox sign Japanese batting champ Masataka Yoshida
BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka passed along some advice to Masataka Yoshida, ...
December 16, 2022
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