Baseball
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Jones’ intangibles help drive Orix
Just looking at his productivity, many might think Orix swung and missed with the acquisition of Ada...
November 9, 2021
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NPB Climax Series games get underway
The first stage of the Climax Series for both the Central and Pacific Leagues of Nippon Professional...
November 7, 2021
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Hammerin’ Braves win 1st WS crown since 1995
HOUSTON (AP) — Most of the season, it just seemed this wasn’t their year. They dropped their first f...
November 3, 2021
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Message from Babe’s grandchild puts bow on stellar Ohtani season
SEATTLE/NEW YORK — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani of Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels complete...
October 5, 2021
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Ohtani’s baseball feats not the only reason fans are swooning
ANAHEIM, Calif. — As Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani blasts his way into the baseball ...
July 9, 2021
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Shizuoka: Ex-Rakuten pitchers make instructional video for kids
SHIZUOKA — With the help of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles professional baseball team, the city of...
May 25, 2021
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Pro baseball goes potent in pink on Mother’s Day
The players wore pink wristbands and swung pink bats. Even the umpires sported the color as Japan pr...
May 10, 2021
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Imports still in travel-restriction limbo
A total of 37 foreign baseball players under contract have yet to get the go-ahead to enter Japan be...
March 25, 2021
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No extra innings this season in Japanese pro baseball
The 12 professional baseball teams decided Monday to end regular season games this year, which opens...
March 23, 2021
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Ohtani fans 5, shows heat in 1st mound outing of spring
MESA, Ariz. — Right-hander Shohei Ohtani got five outs in his first mound appearance of the spring. ...
March 6, 2021
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Japanese H.S. Baseball Player who Helped Nation Bond at Koshien Returns Home as Coach
SENDAI — In the spring one year after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tohoku region, ...
February 22, 2021
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Japan Pro Baseball Teams Start Spring Camps without Fans
The spring training camps of Japan’s pro baseball teams, concentrated in Miyazaki and Okinawa prefec...
February 1, 2021
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Baseball Legend Ichiro Now Coaching Next Generation of Japanese Players
WAKAYAMA -- Baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki was back on the field recently, coaching players from h...
December 5, 2020
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