The Yomiuri Giants will fine outfielder Tuffy Rhodes 2 million yen for criticizing the team after a 7-5 loss to the Yakult Swallows the previous day, the Central League club said Wednesday.
Hanshin Tigers third baseman Makoto Imaoka hits a bases-loaded two-run single off Chunichi Dragons reliever Yuichi Hisamoto in the fourth inning Thursday at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The Dragons won 9-8.
The move came after Rhodes criticized the team and fielding coach Sumio Hirota with insulting words in front of a group of reporters after the game at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka.