Baseball
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Ohtani steals 1st base, scores in 6-2 Angels win
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Michael Lorenzen had been looking forward to making his first start for his h...
April 12, 2022
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Marines phenom Sasaki throws perfect game with Japan baseball record 19 strikeouts
Perhaps the most dominant performance by a pitcher in history had to be seen to be believed. Not o...
April 11, 2022
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5 HBPs, benches clear as Cubs top Brewers 9-0; Suzuki 3 RBIs
CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki drove in three runs for his first big league RBIs and the Chicago Cubs b...
April 11, 2022
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Sasaki pitches perfect game with 19 strikeouts
Roki Sasaki of the Chiba Lotte Marines threw a perfect game on Sunday to become the first pitcher to...
April 10, 2022
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Astros thump Angels, Ohtani gets 1st hit
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jeremy Peña got something even more rare than his first major league home run...
April 9, 2022
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MLB umpires to announce replay decisons for 1st time
NEW YORK (AP) — In addition to “Play ball!” and “Yer Out!", big league umpires will be heard saying ...
April 2, 2022
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Pro baseball opens season with vendors, more fans back in stands
Japan pro baseball began its third season of the pandemic on Friday night with more fans allowed i...
March 26, 2022
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Play ball!
A brass band plays at the 94th National Invitational High School Baseball Tournament that began Satu...
March 20, 2022
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MLB cancels opening day after sides fail to end lockout
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball has canceled opening day, with Commissioner Rob Manfred a...
March 2, 2022
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Samurai Japan changes stripes in aim for continued success
Coming off a gold medal run at the Tokyo Olympics, Japan’s national baseball team unveiled its new u...
January 14, 2022
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One of a kind: Ohtani wins AP Male Athlete of Year award
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Most of the time in professional sports, it’s easy to think it’s all been don...
December 29, 2021
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Dignitaries congratulate baseball legend Nagashima
An array of dignitaries gathered at The Yomiuri Shimbun’s headquarters in Tokyo this week to congrat...
December 7, 2021
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Baseball legend Ichiro holds clinic at Tokyo high school
Former Seattle Mariners superstar Ichiro Suzuki, who received a touching letter from a group of high...
November 30, 2021
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Swallows claim 1st championship in 20 years
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows, the Central League champions, defeated the Orix Buffaloes, winners of the...
November 28, 2021
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Ohtani voted AL MVP for 2-way season, Harper wins NL honor
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was unanimiously voted American League MVP on Thursday for a two-way s...
November 19, 2021
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