Baseball
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Japan High School Baseball Bat Standards Get Update; Outdated Bats Reused as Vases or Sent Overseas to Promote Sport
New standard bats that suppress ball speed began being fully introduced in high school baseball g...
April 22, 2024
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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Passes Hideki Matsui for Most MLB Homers by a Japanese-born Player
The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger crushed his 176th career homer in the third inning, breaking Hide...
April 22, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Surpassed Hideki Matsui for Most Homers by Japan-born Player, Hitting 176th Home Run
Shohei Ohtani of Los Angeles Dodgers hit his 176th home run in the majors on Sunday.
...April 22, 2024
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Masataka Yoshida’s Hitting Helps Red Sox Overcome Pirates
Masataka Yoshida collected three hits, including a two-run home run, to propel the visiting Bosto...
April 21, 2024
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Shota Imanaga Allows Three Runs, Two Earned, in Six Innings; Cubs Past Marlins 5-3
Shota Imanaga (3-0) gave up three runs, two earned, in six innings in the nightcap for the Cubs, ...
April 21, 2024
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Francisco Lindor Slugs Tiebreaking 2-run Homer, Mets Knock off the Dodgers for 5th Straight Win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning and ...
April 20, 2024
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Brayan Bello Allows 1 Hit in 6 Innings as Red Sox Breeze Past Pirates 8-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brayan Bello allowed one hit in six innings, Rob Refsnyder hit his first home r...
April 20, 2024
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Carlos Carrasco Pitches Solid into the 6th Inning, Guardians Edge Red Sox 5-4 to Improve to 13-6
BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Carrasco picked up his first win with Cleveland since 2020 and Andrés Giméne...
April 19, 2024
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Jack Leiter Makes Pitching Debut for Rangers as They Beat Tigers 9-7
DETROIT (AP) — Leody Taveras scored the winning run on a fielder’s choice in the eighth inning an...
April 19, 2024
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Neftali Soto Adjusting to Hard Pitching in Pacific League; Foot Injury Kept Batter Off Feet Until Late December
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama — Neftali Soto has to watch his step – literally – as he adjusts to the Pacif...
April 18, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Hits three singles, 3-for-4; Nationals over Dodgers 2-0
LOS ANGELES (AP) — CJ Abrams homered in the first at-bat of the game and the Washington Nationals...
April 18, 2024
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Yoshiki Plays U.S. National Anthem on Piano for Baseball Star Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto of Dodgers Before Game
LOS ANGELES – Yoshiki, the leader of the popular rock band X Japan, played the U.S. national anth...
April 17, 2024
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Yusei Kikuchi Wins for the First Time This Season and the Toronto Blue Jays Beat the Yankees 5-4
TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base four times and had two RBIs, Yusei Kikuchi won ...
April 17, 2024
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This Date in Baseball – Jackie Robinson Plays His First Major League Game for the Brooklyn Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking ...
April 16, 2024
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Cubs Place Seiya Suzuki on 10-day Injured List with Right Oblique Strain
PHOENIX (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed right fielder Seiya Suzuki on the 10-day injured list with...
April 16, 2024
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