On Friday, the first day of Japan’s long Golden Week spring holiday, we had a pitcher throwing in triple digits, some extremely cool TV, a solid Japan debut, a Roki Sasaki update and a negative as another player tests positive for COVID.
Ready to get started? Let’s go.
Continue reading NPB news: April 29, 2022We had a full slate of games, and three with the visitors winning 8-2. Entering this season, there were 361 games in Japanese pro baseball history that ended like that, so a little less than 1 percent of those took place Wednesday.
We also had a triple play with a difference. Ready? Let’s go.
I missed this the past couple of days, but Tigers lefty Haruto Takahashi, a guy who his an absolute delight to watch when he’s on, was discharged from the hospital on Monday after having Tommy John surgery.
He’d had elbow cleaning surgery in November, but began feeling discomfort in camp.
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