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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.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 11, 2016
New rules at home plate put onus on Japanese umpires
A brawl broke out at Jingu Stadium during a game between the Hanshin Tigers and Tokyo Yakult Swallows near the tail end of the 2013 season. It was a typical baseball fight, so beyond a round of spirited pushing, players being held back and an assortment of shouts hurled back and forth ("That's fertilizer....
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 10, 2016
New Hall of Famers Griffey Jr., Piazza familiar to Japanese fans
Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were elected to the United States' National Baseball Hall of Fame last week to much fanfare. While both players spent the entirety of their Hall of Fame careers in North America, neither star is a stranger to Japanese baseball fans.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 30, 2015
Fortuitous move to bullpen led Barnette to majors
The last game pitcher Tony Barnette ever started for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows came against the Chunichi Dragons on March 8, 2011, during spring training. Barnette had already had one life-altering moment that spring — he'd proposed to now-wife Hillary before leaving Arizona for Japan — and, though...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 13, 2015
Iron man Tsutsugo still going strong in December
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo has been very busy this year.
BASEBALL
Nov 22, 2015
For Eibner, call-up to Royals' 40-man roster a 'bittersweet' end at Premier 12
One of the biggest moments in his career left Brett Eibner conflicted, and the U.S. team without one of its key players just hours before the Premier 12 final on Saturday at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 21, 2015
South Korea crushes U.S. to win Premier 12 title
South Korea didn't need any ninth-inning heroics in the Premier 12 final.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 21, 2015
U.S. manager Randolph finding recipe for success at Premier 12
Willie Randolph won two World Series titles as a player for the New York Yankees and earned four more rings as a coach with the club. The U.S. squad he's led to the Premier 12 final doesn't have nearly the pedigree of those teams, but the 61-year-old skipper is as proud of this group, made up of minor...
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 20, 2015
Opportunistic U.S. routs Mexico to book spot in Premier 12 final
The United States team said its "next man up" philosophy has powered it during the Premier 12.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 20, 2015
South Korea stuns Japan with ninth-inning rally to reach Premier 12 final
South Korea manager Kim In-sik said he only had one card left to play. The veteran skipper had been itching to use a pinch hitter, and the top of the ninth inning, with his team down three runs against rival Japan, seemed to be as good of a time as any.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 19, 2015
USA Baseball juggled scheduling challenges, built solid squad from scratch
For the United States, the journey to the semifinal round of the inaugural Premier 12 began in August.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2015
Hanshin set to bring Messenger back in '16
The Hanshin Tigers have decided to exercise their option for 2016 on pitcher Randy Messenger, a source close to the team has told The Japan Times.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 10, 2015
Maeda, Fukudome among Golden Glove recipients
Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda added another accolade to his already lengthy list when he was revealed as one of this year's Mitsui Golden Glove recipients on Tuesday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2015
Swallows made great strides during 2015 season
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows were disappointed to fall short in the Japan Series against the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, but weren't crushed by the defeat.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2015
Superior depth propels Hawks to another championship
Lee Dae-Ho's Japan Series performance shouldn't have been a major shocker to anyone. Lee is one of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' big guns and hit 31 home runs during the regular season and fell just two RBIs shy of 100.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2015
Hawks claim back-to-back Japan Series titles
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks only needed five games to win the Japan Series and show everyone they were the best team in NPB last season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2015
Hawks move to brink of Japan Series glory
For awhile it looked like the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks were going to run away with a win in the fourth game of this Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2015
Swallows closer Barnette savoring Japan Series experience
There was a little more spring in Tony Barnette's step when he made his Japan Series debut in the ninth inning of Game 3.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2015
Yamada stakes claim as top player
There are many who already think the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' Tetsuto Yamada is the best all-around player in Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2015
Yamada slugs three homers in historic performance as Swallows overcome Hawks in Game 3
It was probably only a matter of time before Tetsuto Yamada made his presence felt. When he did, he produced one of the greatest performances in the history of the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2015
Veteran catcher Takaya plays pivotal role for Hawks
When asked about Jingu Stadium a few weeks ago, Tokyo Yakult Swallows closer Tony Barnette gave a wry smile and said, "Jingu can play games with you as a pitcher."
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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