Time for the CL rerun season
The Central League may not be the strongest of Nippon Professional Baseball's two top leagues, but it is the most dependable. Take any Pacific League innovation, and the CL will…
Takashi Saito n Peoria, Arizona, in March.
Former all-star Saito back in the game
Takashi Saito in Peoria, Arizona, in March. Takashi Saito, who finished his pro career in 2015 with his hometown team, Sendai's Rakuten Eagles, will be back in Japanese baseball next…
If a high school boy can do it…
On Aug. 20, 1998, Yokohama High School's Daisuke Matsuzaka threw a 250-pitch, 17-inning complete game victory over powerhouse PL Gakuen High School in the quarterfinals of the national high school…
2019 NPB win shares leaders
I'm sorry this took so long, but I just emerged from a park home run and run adjustment rabbit hole yesterday, and with that out of the way, I was…
Akiyama looking to majors
Seibu Lions center fielder Shogo Akiyama revealed Tuesday that he has informed the Pacific League club he will file for free agency in order to seek a deal with a…
NPB news of Oct. 27, 2019
My prospective MLB player page "Guess who's coming to dinner" has been updated HERE. Eagles' Mima to test free agency Rakuten Eagles right-hander Manabu Mima, who posted a 4.01 ERA…
Japan Series 2019 Game 4
Sweep city It took 60 years, but the 2019 SoftBank Hawks became the second team in franchise history to beat the Yomiuri Giants in the Japan Series, replicating the 1959…
Japan Series 2019 Game 3
There was a little reminiscing at the start of Tuesday's Game 3, when the Japan Series moved to the home of the Central League champions, with the Yomiuri Giants trailing…
Japan and the way of the pitcher
There will be no winner of the Sawamura Award this season in order to "maintain the standards of the award and encourage pitchers and teams" to develop starting pitchers like…
Japan Series 2019 Game 2
It took Kan Otake 18 pro seasons to reach the Japan Series and about two minutes for it to go south on him. The veteran right-hander, who joined the Yomiuri…
