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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 19, 2022
Juan Soto on Nationals negotiations: 'Don't know what to trust'
The second-year All-Star called the leak of his decision to decline a 15-year, $440 million contract 'pretty frustrating,' but said his motivation for now was to concentrate on baseball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 15, 2022
Shohei Ohtani declines invite to Home Run Derby; Corey Seager completes field
The Texas Rangers' Corey Seager will swing for the fences in his return to Dodger Stadium next week, accepting the eighth and final spot in Monday's Home Run Derby.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 12, 2022
Dodger Stadium workers vote to authorize strike ahead of All-Star game
More than 1,500 workers for concessions giant Compass Group and Levy Restaurants voted 99% in support of the authorization, and union leaders said a strike could be called at any moment.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 11, 2022
Shohei Ohtani named All-Star as pitcher and hitter for second straight year
Ohtani has hit 19 home runs as a designated hitter and has a 2.44 ERA in 14 starts as a pitcher this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
May 20, 2022
Pitching Ninja growing game one 'filthy' pitch at a time
Analyst Rob Friedman is helping to promote baseball by putting the spotlight on the pitchers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 15, 2022
Baseball’s streaming push leaves fans scrambling to find games
Sports leagues and broadcasters are struggling to accommodate both streaming-savvy younger fans as well as older fans still tethered to traditional TV packages.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 22, 2022
Gosuke Katoh makes first MLB start in Blue Jays win
Batting eighth and playing second base, the 27-year-old Katoh, born in California to Japanese parents, began a big-league game for the first time since he was drafted in 2013.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 14, 2022
Cubs' Seiya Suzuki stays red hot with early-season hit streak
Suzuki has three home runs, nine RBIs, and is batting .400 in the first five games of the season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 7, 2022
Minor league journeyman Gosuke Katoh makes Blue Jays' opening day roster
The 27-year-old versatile defender has appeared at every infield position this spring, where he had a strong showing both at the plate and in the field.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 7, 2022
Mariners and Twins ready to showcase offseason additions
Seattle's rookie outfielder Julio Rodriguez and Minnesota's new star shortstop Carlos Correa will look to spark their respective teams to a hot start in 2022.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 4, 2022
Shohei Ohtani homers as Shogo Akiyama misses Reds' Opening Day roster
Ohtani looks sharp in Angels' spring camp. Akiyama, meanwhile, has a decision to make ahead of his final season of a three-year deal with Cincinnati.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 4, 2022
Padres acquire LHP Sean Manaea from Athletics
Manaea, who joins a rotation that includes Yu Darvish, Blake Snell, Mike Clevinger and Joe Musgrove, posted an 11-10 record with a 3.91 ERA in 32 starts last season with Oakland.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 4, 2022
The best game that money could buy
In MLB, where players' salaries are public but owners' revenues are not, teams can spend as little as they want. They can also spend as much as they want.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 29, 2022
Albert Pujols returning to the Cardinals in twilight of career
Several media outlets reported that Pujols and the Cardinals have settled on a one-year contract worth $2.5 million.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2022
Safety advocate continues to call for protective measures at baseball games
The issue of foul balls rocketing into the stands and causing injury is hardly a new one. A 14-year-old boy died after being struck by a foul ball while attending a game in 1970.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 11, 2022
Play ball! MLB and players reach deal to end lockout
Spring training camps will open on March 13, and a full 162-game regular season is set to begin on April 7.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 9, 2022
MLB unveils $1 million fund for workers affected by lockout
The fund will be administered by teams to individuals based on financial need and will be available to part-time and seasonal workers impacted by the ongoing labor dispute.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 7, 2022
MLB says labor talks with players hit stalemate
Major League Baseball described negotiations with its locked-out players as "deadlocked" after a meeting on Sunday during which it said the union presented a proposal that "backtracked" on some issues.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 2, 2022
Opening Day is off as MLB and players fail to reach terms by deadline
This is the ninth work stoppage in MLB history, and 2022 becomes the first MLB season since 1995 to lose games over a labor dispute.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 27, 2022
MLB's Opening Day in jeopardy as labor negotiations falter again
Although time remains for a breakthrough in negotiations that would save the full 162-game season, all signs are pointing to a longer lockout.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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