Baseball
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Auction for Shohei Ohtani’s 50-50 Ball Is Allowed to Proceed as Legal Dispute Continues
The auction for Shohei Ohtani's potentially lucrative 50th home run ball has been allowed to proc...
October 9, 2024
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Yu Darvish Limits the Dodgers’ Powerful Offense to One Run and Three Hits over Seven Innings; Interrupt Padres’ 10-2 Win That Evens NLDS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans threw baseballs in the direction of San Diego left fielder Jurickson Prof...
October 7, 2024
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The Big Sho: Shohei Ohtani Hits Tying 3-Run Homer in Playoff Debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers in NLDS Win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a game-tying, three-run homer with two outs in the second in...
October 6, 2024
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Kodai Senga Is a Surprise Starter for Mets, One Runs and Strikes Out 3 in 2 Innings; Mets Beat Phillies 6-2 in Game 1 of NLDS
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kodai Senga slapped the dugout railing in a raw display of emotion, a most un...
October 6, 2024
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Japan Baseball Star Tomoyuki Sugano Announces MLB Bid
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japanese professional baseball pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano said Saturday that he...
October 5, 2024
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Aaron Judge Edges Shohei Ohtani for Baseball Digest Player of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge won the Baseball Digest/Inside Edge major league player of the year a...
October 5, 2024
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Mets Name Kodai Senga Their Game 1 Starter against the Phillies in the NLDS
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kodai Senga, who has thrown just 5 1/3 major league innings all year, is the ...
October 5, 2024
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From Japan to the Majors, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto Want to Deliver a World Series to LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have been friends going back to their day...
October 5, 2024
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Dodgers to Flip Flaherty and Yoshinobu in Rotation against Rival Padres in NLDS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are flipping Jack Flaherty and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamo...
October 4, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani and the MLB Playoffs, a Pairing the World Will Experience for the 1st Time
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplish...
October 2, 2024
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54-59: Shohei Ohtani Likely to Nab Home Run, RBI Titles; Narrowly Loses Batting Crown to Arraez
DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shoei Ohtani is almost certain to win the home run and RBI...
September 30, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Has 2 Hits to Close on Batting Leader Arraez in Triple Crown Bid; Yoshinobu Yamamoto Earns 1st Win Since June
DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake ba...
September 29, 2024
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Ohtani’s 50-50 Home Run Ball Goes on Auction; Record-Breaking ¥430 Million Price Tag Eyed
NEW YORK — The home run ball that made Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani the first player in...
September 29, 2024
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Yomiuri Giants clinch 1st Central League title in 4 Years, 39th Overall; Mark 90th Season as Franchise, Shinnosuke Abe’s 1st as Manager (Update 1)
The Yomiuri Giants beat the Hiroshima Toyo Carp 8-1 on Saturday, clinching the Central League tit...
September 28, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Launches Homer No. 54, Steals 57th Base as NL West-Champion Dodgers Power by Rockies 11-4
DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season, a towering three-run shot, after st...
September 28, 2024
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