A day after they concluded a contract for 2020 with lefty Onelki Garcia, the Hanshin Tigers announced they have added Miami Marlins minor league right-hander Joe Gunkel. The 27-year-old comes…
The Hanshin Tigers on Saturday announced they have acquired 31-year-old slugging infielder Justin Bour on a one-year deal reported at $2.5 million according to Kyodo News (in Japanese). One interesting…
https://youtu.be/Y2ApzprWBvI A collection of Wladimir Balentien's 2013 season home runs. Hochi Shimbun reported Thursday that Wladimir Balentien was on the verge of an agreement with the SoftBank Hawks on a…
March 15 in Japan may be tax day, but Dec. 2 was this year's NPB axe day. Few surprises on cut day NPB teams published their offseason reserve lists on…
Tigers announce Bour agreement The Hanshin Tigers announced Thursday that they have come to terms with Justin Bour. The team's director of baseball operations, Osamu Tanimoto said, "He reminds one…
On Monday, Nov. 18, the Yomiuri Giants announced that pitcher Shun Yamaguchi would be made available to major league teams via the posting system. The pitcher, who tied for the…
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…
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…
The Hawks and Giants kicked off a revival of their formerly long-running rivalry, meeting in the autumn's season-ending series for the first time in 19 years. So before the game…
The Hawks and Giants will meet in the Japan Series for a record 11th time after they clinched their league's Climax Series final stages on Sunday with two games to…
