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HANSHIN TIGERS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Feb 8, 2020
Tigers newcomer Justin Bour bears burden of Randy Bass' legacy with club
We should all have people in our lives as loyal to us as some fans and media around the Hanshin Tigers are to the memory of Randy Bass.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 13, 2019
Giants eliminate Tigers to reach Japan Series for first time since 2013
Yoshihiro Maru stood at the plate with two outs, a runner on third and Yuki Nishi staring in from the mound. The game was tied in the sixth inning and the Yomiuri Giants and their fans were hoping for a hit. Some, perhaps, may even have dared to dream of a home run.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2019
Yusuke Oyama keeps Tigers alive in Climax Series with ninth-inning home run
Yusuke Oyama hit it high and he hit it far. The question was did he hit it far enough? After a wait that seemed far longer than it was, especially for the thousands clad in yellow and black in left field, everyone got their answer.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2019
Mercedes drives Giants past Tigers, to 3-0 lead
C.C. Mercedes, on more than one occasion, skipped off the mound at the end of a scoreless inning and pointed upward with his index finger.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2019
Giants get off to quick start, downing Tigers in Climax Series Final Stage opener
The Yomiuri Giants hadn't played a game that really counted for anything since clinching the Central League pennant on Sept. 21. They hadn't played any official games at all since Sept. 28.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 8, 2019
Bench players come through in clutch for Tigers
Kai Ueda didn't have much time to get ready for what might've been the biggest moment of his career. Edwin Escobar had just located a 153-kph fastball into Shun Takayama's hip and someone needed to run the bases during the top of the eighth inning in Game 3 of the Central League Climax Series First Stage...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2019
Tigers slip past BayStars into final stage of Climax Series
Anyone who thought the Hanshin Tigers used all nine lives just to make it into the Central League Climax Series was mistaken.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2019
Tomo Otosaka delivers another clutch home run for BayStars
Sometimes, you just have a feeling.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2019
Fumiya Hojo-led Tigers stage spirited rally against BayStars in CL Climax Series opener
Big, improbable comebacks are becoming the Hanshin Tigers' speciality.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2019
BayStars manager Alex Ramirez makes safe choices for Central League Climax Series opener
Alex Ramirez is going to play this one by the numbers. That goes for the lineup he'll field against the Hanshin Tigers in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series and also his starting pitcher.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 15, 2019
Former Hanshin Tigers great, Sawamura Award winner Gene Bacque dies at 82
Former Hanshin Tigers ace Gene Bacque, the first foreign recipient of the Sawamura Award, passed away on Saturday night at the age of 82, multiple outlets in his home state of Louisiana have reported. Bacque died after complications from a surgical procedure.
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.
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.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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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