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HOKKAIDO NIPPON HAM FIGHTERS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 3, 2017
First NPB weekend provides excitement but few real answers
Nippon Professional Baseball finally made its return over the weekend, as fans streamed into ballparks around Japan to support their favorite teams. The camaraderie forged by the common goal of the World Baseball Classic was replaced by loyalty to different teams and players as the pennant races officially...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2017
Southpaw Kikuchi delivers strong performance as Lions outplay Fighters in season opener
Yusei Kikuchi delivered another strong opening day start and this time got a win for his trouble as the Seibu Lions defeated the defending champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 8-1 on Friday evening.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2017 NPB PREVIEW
Mar 29, 2017
Hawks looking to redress balance of Pacific League power
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2016 Pacific League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 7, 2017
Otani scheduled to make spring debut in instructional league game on Saturday
Hokkaido Nippon Ham's injured Pacific League MVP Shohei Otani will make his first appearance of the spring in a March 11 instructional league game as designated hitter, Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 1, 2017
Confident Otani to continue walking two-way path
Despite the hype surrounding his bad right ankle and missing out on this month's World Baseball Classic, Shohei Otani rates his offseason a success and remains adamant about his dual pursuits of hitting and pitching.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 13, 2017
Otani's samurai spirit turned out to be double-edged sword
For four years, Shohei Otani burned to help Samurai Japan reclaim the World Baseball Classic title it booted away in San Francisco in 2013, but the fire that empowered the slugging pitcher came at a cost.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 8, 2017
Otani sees real pitches for first time this spring
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters two-way star Shohei Otani, who is nursing an ankle injury, on Tuesday faced a batting practice pitcher for the first time since spring training in Arizona opened a week ago, showing further signs of recovery.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 7, 2017
Fighters' Otani happy with progress of ankle
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace Shohei Otani said Monday he is making progress with the tender right ankle that is keeping him out of the World Baseball Classic.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 4, 2017
Fighters' Otani laments not being able to play in WBC
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters star Shohei Otani is shell-shocked by his injury withdrawal from the World Baseball Classic, saying on Friday he is sorry and is struggling to stay motivated.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 2, 2017
Otani better off skipping World Baseball Classic than risking injury
There is no reason for Shohei Otani to participate in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 1, 2017
Otani rules out pitching at World Baseball Classic
Shohei Otani said Tuesday he will not throw for Japan in the upcoming World Baseball Classic due to an ankle injury the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace suffered last autumn, although he may still hit.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 30, 2017
Otani sidelined by fever
Japan's two-way phenom Shohei Otani rung up a fever of 38.5 that forced him out of Sunday's workout with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, and there is growing concern about what kind of shape the sweet-hitting fireballer will be in when the World Baseball Classic starts in early March.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 29, 2017
WBC duty means quick turnaround for foreign stars
Now that spring camps are only a few days away for NPB teams — some players are already working out "independently" together — the foreign contingent has begun trickling into the country. It was mostly the first-year foreign players the past couple of weeks, but now the veterans have started...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 29, 2017
Otani might not throw in Arizona
In what could be a setback for major league scouts looking to gauge Shohei Otani's arm, the chances are increasing that he may not pitch in Arizona next month.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 11, 2017
Fighters acquire lefty Escobar
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have acquired lefty Edwin Escobar on a one-year deal, the Pacific League ballclub said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Dec 30, 2016
Hillman hopes to apply lessons learned in Japan to new job in Korea
As he prepares himself to manage a team in South Korean pro ball, Trey Hillman intends to take a slower approach than he did when he first showed up in Japan 14 years ago.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 22, 2016
Former MLB general manager Randy Smith joins Fighters as senior adviser
Ex-major league general manager Randy Smith will be a senior adviser to the GM and major league scouting director to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, the Pacific League club announced Thursday.
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.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 14, 2016
Free agent Yoh to join Yomiuri
Free agent outfielder Daikan Yoh will join the Yomiuri Giants, the Central League ballclub's general manager Tatsuyoshi Tsutsumi said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 7, 2016
Fighters' Laird in line to play for Mexico during WBC
Pacific League home run king Brandon Laird has agreed to play in the upcoming World Baseball Classic for Mexico, where the American infielder has an ancestral link, the Mexican team's skipper confirmed Tuesday.
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Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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