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BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 26, 2019

Red Sox hire Rays' Chaim Bloom as top baseball executive: source

The Boston Red Sox have hired Tampa Bay Rays executive Chaim Bloom as their new chief baseball officer, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 22, 2018

Shohei Ohtani reflects on successful first year in Major League Baseball

A little over a year ago, Nov. 11, 2017, to be exact, Shohei Ohtani strode into a room full of journalists at the Japan National Press Club and told the world he was ready to head to MLB and hoped to one day become the best baseball player in the world.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 6, 2018

Koshien officials need to be mindful of heat

The temperature in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, got as high as 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, the opening day of this year's edition of Summer Koshien. According to AccuWeather RealFeel, which measures in things such as humidity, cloud cover, intensity of the sun and other factors, it...
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 23, 2017

U.S. trounces Puerto Rico to capture first WBC crown

It will take time to determine whether the United States' first World Baseball Classic title was the spark needed to ignite greater interest in the tournament in the nation from which baseball originated, and, most importantly, from its biggest stars.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 12, 2017

Israel upsets Cuba at WBC

The most improbable story of the World Baseball Classic added a new chapter.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 20, 2016

Fighters superstar Otani receives top prize at Japan Professional Sports Awards extravaganza

Baseball sensation Shohei Otani, one of the brightest stars of the nation’s sporting scene in 2016, was the recipient of the grand prize at the annual Japan Professional Sports Awards at a Tokyo hotel on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2016

Otani, Akiyama shine as Samurai Japan trounces Mexico in rematch

Shohei Otani has already shown what he can do on the international level with his arm. On Friday night at Tokyo Dome, he got the opportunity to take his cuts at the plate.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 17, 2016

Upcoming games give Kokubo chance to fine-tune Samurai Japan approach

In October 2013, Japanese baseball officials, stung by the country's failure to win the World Baseball Classic earlier that year, decided to make some changes and hired Hiroki Kokubo as the manager of the national team.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jan 5, 2015

IOC clears way for return of baseball

The International Olympic Committee approved a new reform for the framework of the Olympic program on Dec. 8, opening the way for a possible return of baseball and softball in a joint bid for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 15, 2014

Bilingual skills useful tool for baseball players

The ever-increasing internationalism and players from many nations joining professional baseball ranks in whatever countries where the game is played has inspired sports news articles regarding the way teammates communicate.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Sep 24, 2013

Kato's attempt to change NPB doomed by lack of power

Ryozo Kato had the ideas to be the commissioner Japanese baseball needed, but not the muscle.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 5, 2012

Japanese baseball union approves participation in 2013 WBC

After weeks of uncertainty, the Japanese Professional Baseball Players Association has decided to participate in next year's World Baseball Classic, it was revealed on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 29, 2011

Arai plays vital role in helping baseball do right thing

Years from now, when fans look back at the 2011 NPB season, it should be noted somewhere that Hanshin Tigers third baseman Takahiro Arai's biggest hit came before the season, when the Central League finally relented and shifted its season openers to April 12.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 1, 2009

Japanese fans geared up for World Baseball Classic

It is the World Baseball Classic, but WBC here could stand for "Whopping Big Crowds" or "Wildly Boisterous Cheering." The Japanese fans are going bonkers over Team Samurai Japan, with the No. 1 attraction being Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki.

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