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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.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 28, 2016

Unsung hero Bass having sensational postseason for Fighters

For three consecutive games, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters kept the Hiroshima Carp within striking distance. Each time, the Pacific League champions mounted successful comeback victories, taking a 3-2 lead in the Japan Series in the process.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 27, 2016

Late-game heroics propel Fighters to brink of Japan Series title

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were struggling to score, trailing by a run and down to their last out in the seventh inning.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 27, 2016

Laird sends Fighters past Carp to tie Japan Series

Sushi time couldn't have come at a better time for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 26, 2016

Otani delivers game-winning single in 10th as Fighters prevail in Game 3

The legend of Shohei Otani just continues to grow.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 25, 2016

For Fighters slugger Laird, sushi became good-luck charm and sparked fan craze

It all began with a dinner.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 24, 2016

Carp's Johnson becomes second foreign-born Sawamura Award winner

There was no Japan Series game played Monday, but it was still an eventful afternoon for Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kris Johnson.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 23, 2016

Carp sink Fighters to take 2-0 Japan Series lead

Hiroshima Carp fans might have gone home feeling that a little can sometimes go a long way after Game 2 of the Japan Series. Their Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters counterparts, however, head back to Sapporo thinking that snowballs have a nasty tendency to start avalanches.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 23, 2016

A-Bomb Dome gives foreign players pause for thought during Japan Series

In Hiroshima's Naka Ward, amid the excitement and revelry of the Japan Series being in town, sits the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic Bomb Dome, one of the world's most significant historical markers and a constant reminder of a darker time in the city's history.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 23, 2016

Carp slugger Eldred savoring Japan Series experience

Brad Eldred wants to savor every moment of this trip to the Japan Series. From every crack of the bat, every ouendan song and the thwack heard when the ball hits a glove, he wants to remember all of it. It's Eldred's first time here, and he's not taking it for granted.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 23, 2016

Carp capitalize on big plays, stellar pitching to beat Fighters in Game 1

The 2016 Japan Series got off to a wet start, but the Hiroshima Carp and their fans weren't about to let a little rain, or Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Shohei Otani, ruin their fun.

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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 22, 2016

Hiroshima mayor Matsui calls Carp an integral part of city

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui was there in person at Tokyo Dome to see the Carp capture the Central League pennant. The baseball-mad residents of his city might make it hard for him to do the same should the Carp be on the verge of a Japan Series title.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 20, 2016

Carp, Fighters to vie for NPB supremacy

This one should be good.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 20, 2016

Otani set to be center of attention in Japan Series, beyond

The Hiroshima Carp and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters begin their battle for the Japan Series crown on Saturday. But the attention on that matchup might pale in comparison to the focus that will be on Fighters star Shohei Otani not only in this series, but as he prepares to step onto the international...

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BASEBALL

Oct 18, 2016

Otani headlines squad for WBC warmup tilts

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace/designated hitter Shohei Otani highlighted the list of players announced to the Samurai Japan roster on Tuesday for World Baseball Classic warmup games against Mexico and the Netherlands.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN

Oct 11, 2016

Ramirez's leadership pivotal for BayStars

The BayStars turned the music up. Way up. It didn't matter that a wall separated the clubhouse from the room where manager Alex Ramirez was meeting with the media after a triumphant showing in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series on Monday. You could still hear the players shouting and...

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 10, 2016

Unlikely hero Minei sends BayStars to final stage of CL Climax Series

The roar of the fans in the stands after the final out could probably be heard all the way to Hiroshima. Very soon, the Yokohama BayStars players will be trying to make their voices heard there as well.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 10, 2016

Cruz practices with Giants ahead of decisive Game 3

Yomiuri Giants infielder Luis Cruz, who was deactivated prior to the start of the Central League Climax Series First Stage, practiced with the top team at Tokyo Dome on Monday ahead of the decisive third game against the Yokohama BayStars.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 9, 2016

Chono delivers winning hit in eighth inning as Giants stave off elimination

The Yomiuri Giants survived a few close calls in a tense game that could've gone either way to keep their season alive.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 8, 2016

BayStars rally for Game 1 victory over Giants

Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez said he wanted to keep things as close to normal as he could in the team's Climax Series debut.

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball

Oct 8, 2016

CL teams keep starting pitchers a secret until last minute during Climax Series

Alex Ramirez has a season's worth of information at his disposal as he prepares to lead his Yokohama BayStars against the Yomiuri Giants in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series.

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.

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