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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2017
SoftBank's Dennis Sarfate, Hiroshima's Yoshihiro Maru win NPB MVP awards
Dennis Sarfate considers himself a traditionalist, and as such, he might not have cast a ballot for himself, a reliever, in the MVP race.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2017
Bullpen comes up big for underdog Eagles in Climax Series
Many fans, of both the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Seibu Lions, probably spent much of the third game of the first-round playoff series between the two teams waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2017
Zelous Wheeler blasts Eagles into Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage
Zelous Wheeler hit the ball so hard it might've landed somewhere in Fukuoka. Which is convenient, since he'll be able to stop by and pick it up on his way to the final stage of the Pacific League Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2017
Takayuki Kishi shines as Eagles beat Lions to force Game 3
It took a home run on the very first pitch of the game, a squeeze play and a lot from Takayuki Kishi, but the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are still alive and kicking.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 14, 2017
Finally, Lions' Yusei Kikuchi living up to potential this season
Yusei Kikuchi had waited for this for far too long to not savor every last second. For seven years, the Seibu Lions left-hander had chased the shadow of his younger self, the high school phenom poised to skip right over NPB and head to the major leagues.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2017
Lions devour Eagles in Game 1
The NPB postseason began with the promise of a pitcher's duel, with a pair of aces on the mound on a chilly Saturday afternoon in Saitama Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 2, 2017
Time has come for NPB to address system for makeup games
On Sunday, the MLB season ended with all 30 teams in action, wrapping up the year in a nice and tidy 15-game bow as focus shifts to the playoffs.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2017
Hawks capture Pacific League pennant
There shouldn't have been any questions about which team was the best in the Pacific League this season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 14, 2017
Jets, Kings set for inaugural Super 8 tourney
Next week, the Chiba Jets Funabashi and Ryukyu Golden Kings will test their mettle against some of Asia's top club teams.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 7, 2017
Lions' Yamakawa named Pacific League MVP for August
What a month it was for Hotaka Yamakawa.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 26, 2017
Otani heating up in a hurry
Shohei Otani has been on fire this month.

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