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Jason Coskrey
Jason Coskrey is a sports writer for The Japan Times. His primary focus is Japanese baseball, but he has also covered soccer, American football, boxing and basketball. He previously worked for the Marietta Daily Journal in Marietta, Ga. A native of Detroit, he is a graduate of the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 21, 2010
Lions DH Brown still gets thrills on Opening Day
TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — As far as debuts go, it doesn't get much better than this.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 20, 2010
Lions looking to roar at plate in '10
The Seibu Lions are getting back to the basics.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2010 PACIFIC LEAGUE PREVIEW
Mar 20, 2010
Seibu aims for successful season
The following is first of a two-part preview for the upcoming Nippon Professional Baseball season. Team-by-team previews of the six Pacific League clubs are listed in order of predicted finish.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Mar 19, 2010
'Guts' shows off his softer side
FRaU is one women's magazine that's got guts.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 18, 2010
Playoff appearance whets Swallows' appetite for success
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows made it to the playoffs last year. Now they'll get to see how hard it is to make it back.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 17, 2010
Marines looking for fresh start after debacle
The Chiba Lotte Marines would probably like nothing more than to put the past behind them.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 16, 2010
Darvish's ascent could put strain on Fighters' wallets
Among the NPB's highest-paid players, Yu Darvish is somewhat of a rarity.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2010
Beginning of new season has BayStars hoping for reversal of fortune
The Yokohama BayStars have a new manager, new players and a new attitude.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 9, 2010
Giants' Chono leading spring training youth movement
While it's wise to take spring numbers with a grain of salt, a trio of Central League rookies are still turning heads.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Mar 6, 2010
Dragons welcome next generation
After winning the Japan Series two seasons ago, Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai said he wanted to start looking for the successors to his current stars.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 2, 2010
BayStars in need of revolution on mound
The Yokohama BayStars have a lot of pitchers, new and old.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 13, 2010
Fighters counting on Nakata with move to outfield
The ongoing quest to get some value out of Hokkaido Nippon Ham's Sho Nakata is continuing at spring camp.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 9, 2010
Loaded Giants must be wary of egos during 2010 season
The Yomiuri Giants have enough talent to run away with the Central League and Japan Series titles in 2010.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 7, 2010
Marines take a flyer on Imaoka
The No. 2 will be back at Chiba Marine Stadium this year. Albeit with a different owner.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 2, 2010
Reclaiming past glory won't be easy for aces Saito, Igawa
The summer of 2003 was a magical ride for pitchers Kazumi Saito and Kei Igawa. The summers since then? Not so much.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 2, 2010
Yankees, Giants combine might
There isn't a global world series yet, though that didn't stop the Yomiuri Giants and New York Yankees from throwing a party anyway.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 30, 2010
Lions rookie hurler Kikuchi sounds like a young man in a hurry
The NPB has ramped up its efforts to speed up games over the past few seasons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 26, 2010
Buffaloes take big gamble by giving up on veteran slugger Tuffy Rhodes
The Orix Buffaloes' decision to reel in So Taguchi instead of working things out with Tuffy Rhodes will either go down as cheap or shrewd.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 19, 2010
Giants need more production from Utsumi
Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi became the team's 17th player rep during the offseason. In 2010, the Giants will be asking him to shoulder a little more of the load on the mound as well.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 5, 2010
Old, new NPB stars set to make impact on 2010 season
Now that the calendar has flipped to 2010, Japanese baseball teams will soon begin preparing for the upcoming season.

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