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HANSHIN TIGERS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 10, 2017
Terauchi seizes chance to lift Giants past Tigers
For most of the season, Yomiuri Giants infielder Takayuki Terauchi has been the odd man out, relegated mostly to pinch-hitting, running and serving as a defensive replacement. So when he got a rare chance to step into the spotlight, he wasn't about to let it slip away.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 24, 2017
Amador, Lopez, Mathieson catch fire in NPB
Over the past weekend in Japan, the only thing hotter than the weather, was the play of a trio of foreign NPB stars.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 9, 2017
Intuition pays off as Fukudome switches bats, slugs homer in victory over Giants
Kosuke Fukudome just had a feeling.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 9, 2017
Tigers' Messenger off to sensational start this season
A baseball season may be a marathon, but there's something to be said for getting off to a fast start.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 8, 2017
Hanshin's Campbell working to get up to speed
For Eric Campbell, some introductions in Japan have to come with an explanation. Because it's not everyday you run into a guy who answers to 'Soup.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2017
Fukudome's hot bat sends Tigers past Swallows again
There were fireworks the last time the Hanshin Tigers' Shintaro Fujinami pitched against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 24, 2017
Messenger staying ahead of Japanese baseball learning curve
There aren't many pitchers in Japan who cut a more imposing figure on the mound than the Hanshin Tigers' Randy Messenger. There might not be any actually.

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