On Tuesday, one of Japanese baseball's all-time greats, Tuffy Rhodes, remained gathering dust in the middle of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame players division voting results, omitted by more…
Now that two MLB managers and one GM have lost their jobs over a sign-stealing scheme, I thought I'd relay this conversation I had with former Chunichi Dragons cleanup hitter…
The Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced the winners of its annual ballots, and the hall's reputation as a popularity contest was confirmed for another year. For the…
By this time tomorrow we'll know whether or not a large majority of voters for Japan's Hall of Fame have stepped up to the plate and done their job or…
A recent comment about Akiyama suggested MLB's extreme shifts could be trouble for him. "Akiyama will have to adjust to more shifts in MLB. He’ll have to prove he can…
Just combing through video from last season from Pacific League TV, which I strongly recommend for anyone interested in watching Japanese games, and found a little highlight video of Shogo…
In addition to her numerous activities promoting women's baseball for her nonprofit "Baseball for All," Justine Siegal found time last year to coach pro baseball last year in Japan and…
With strong-armed slugging outfielder Oscar Colas having defected and in pursuit of a major league job, the SoftBank Hawks are in a position to block his signing since he remains…
Tyler Eppler, who got less than a real shot with the Orix Buffaloes last year, has been invited to the Washington Nationals spring training camp next month according to MLB…
On Wednesday, Shogo Akiyama dropped a little teaser about what baseball beyond the reach of MLB means for the growth of the game as a whole on Wednesday when he…
