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ORIX BUFFALOES

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 28, 2017
Buffaloes halt nine-game slide
The Orix Buffaloes snapped their nine-game losing streak on Sunday, pinch hitter Yuki Miyazaki driving in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning infield single in a 2-1 comeback win over the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 25, 2017
Eagles hurler Norimoto matches Nomo strikeout record set in 1991
Takahiro Norimoto tied the NPB record for striking out 10 or more batters in six successive games Thursday as he steered the Pacific-League leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 4-1 win over the Orix Buffaloes.
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
Apr 28, 2017
Hawks' Kawasaki makes triumphant return in first NPB game since 2012
On a night when both teams were sporting throwback uniforms, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks introduced a throwback player, former big leaguer Munenori Kawasaki, in Friday's 3-1 Pacific League win over the Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 26, 2017
Kaneko goes distance as Buffaloes tame Lions
Ace Chihiro Kaneko overcame a tough second inning to go the distance in the Orix Buffaloes' 4-3 Pacific League win over the Seibu Lions on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2017
Buffaloes' Romero out with knee injury
The Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday deactivated outfielder Stefan Romero after he was ruled out for four to five weeks with a bone bruise in his left knee.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2017
Miyazaki belts two homers as Buffaloes top Fighters
Yuki Miyazaki homered twice and ace Chihiro Kaneko overcame an early run to lead the Orix Buffaloes to an 8-4 Pacific League win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 14, 2017
Buffaloes hurler Kaneko tosses two-hit shutout
Orix ace Chihiro Kaneko threw a two-hit shutout on Friday as the surprising Buffaloes opened their weekend series with a 9-0 victory over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 8, 2017
Coke bounces back with sharp outing as Buffaloes whip Fighters
Former big leaguer Phil Coke threw seven scoreless innings to earn his first win in Japan as the Orix Buffaloes pounded the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 8-1 in the Pacific League on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 2, 2017
Eagles beat Buffaloes for third straight win
Carlos Peguero's two-run, ninth-inning homer overturned a one-run deficit and boosted the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 5-4 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Sunday.
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Dec 19, 2016
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 13, 2016
Orix re-signs Dickson, Morel, adds 3 foreign pitchers
The Orix Buffaloes re-signed right-hander Brandon Dickson and infielder Brent Morel and also added three foreign pitchers, the Pacific League team said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2016
Itoi leaving Buffaloes for Tigers
The Hanshin Tigers said Monday they have reached agreement on a contract with free agent outfielder Yoshio Itoi, who earlier in the day informed the Orix Buffaloes of his intention to join the Central League club.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2016
Orix's Itoi to declare free agency
Orix Buffaloes outfielder Yoshio Itoi said Monday he will exercise his right to domestic free agency, even though the Pacific League club has offered him a major four-year contract.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2016
Hasegawa joins Buffaloes as adviser
Former major league reliever Shigetoshi Hasegawa will serve as senior adviser to the Orix Buffaloes, the Pacific League team announced Monday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2016
Fighters beat Buffaloes to close in on PL title
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters moved within one win of capturing the Pacific League pennant after a 4-3 win over the Orix Buffaloes in the Pacific League on Monday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 21, 2016
Orix pitcher Komatsu to retire after season
Orix Buffaloes right-hander Satoshi Komatsu, a former Pacific League Rookie of the Year, will retire at the end of this season, the team announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2016
Mejia, Asamura spark Lions in runaway victory over Buffaloes
Ernesto Mejia and Hideto Asamura both hit three-run home runs to power the Seibu Lions 11-1 over the Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 15, 2016
Itoi's three-homer performance guides Buffaloes past Fighters
Yoshio Itoi hit three home runs to power the Orix Buffaloes to a 5-1 win over the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Thursday.
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Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
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Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
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Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
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Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
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