Pandemic causes WBC Déjà vu
The year 2020 has been so bad that NPB is ready to reset the clock to 2009, the last year its union threatened to boycott the WBC -- partly over…
2-time PL champion manager Nashida tests positive for coronavirus
Masataka Nashida, who won Pacific League pennants with the Kintetsu Buffaloes and Nippon Ham Fighters and finished his managing career with the Rakuten Eagles, has tested positive for the new…
NPB April start date springs leaks
Despite the teams' chant of full-speed ahead toward an April 24 start to the season despite the coronavirus pandemic, Sports Nippon on Tuesday morning provided the first inkling that anyone…
NPB starts brief shutdown
Japan baseball halted minor league practice games for a seven-day period from March 31 to April 6, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Monday. When Opening Day was pushed back to its…
NPB owners shit the bed again
There is a fine line between understanding the business of baseball and the fact that baseball itself is not a business but a sport that people play or watch for…
2 infected women in Osaka linked to dinner with Tigers pitcher Fujinami
Two of the 15 newly discovered coronavirus infections announced by the Osaka government on Saturday, were recently in contact with Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami, Sankei Sports reported Saturday night.…
NPB unsprung
How does one count where baseball activities sit in relation to the regular season when Opening Day is a moving target? Are we at projected OD1 (March 20) + 7…
3 Tigers players hospitalized
The Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Central League on Friday revealed that three players, pitcher Shintaro Fujinami, outfielder Hayata Ito and catcher Kenya Nagasaka have tested positive for the new coronavirus.…
NPB aiming for April 24 openers
After meeting for the fourth time with the J-League pro soccer establishment, Nippon Professional Baseball on Monday announced the Central and Pacific Leagues will aim to start their 2020 seasons…
April 24 Opening Day is madness
Tokyo Disneyland may be closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, but Fantasyland is operating at full capacity in the halls of government and in the offices of Nippon Professional Baseball.…
