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SAN DIEGO

Japan's Roki Sasaki delivers a pitch against Mexico at LoanDepot Park in Miami in March 2023.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 6, 2024
Darvish could help lure prized free agent to San Diego
Darvish is said to badly want young right-hander Roki Sasaki as his teammate.
Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Mets in Game 4 of the NLCS in New York on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 18, 2024
Shohei Ohtani making major impact on viewership numbers during MLB playoffs
Game 5 of the NLDS between the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres was the most-watched MLB postseason game ever in Japan.
Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five scoreless frames against the Padres in Game 5 of their division series.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2024
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto finds redemption with series-clinching performance
Yamamoto permitted only two hits across five innings while pacifying the relentless Padres lineup in a 2-0 Game 5 victory.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pumps his fist during the fourth inning of Friday's series-clinching win over the Padres at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 12, 2024
Dodgers drop Padres in historic Japanese pitchers' duel to advance in MLB playoffs
Yoshinobu Yamamoto came out on top in a historic duel with Yu Darvish — the contest was the first MLB playoff game between two Japanese-born starters.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani connects on an RBI single against the Padres during the second inning in Game 4 of the NLDS in San Diego on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 10, 2024
Dodgers rout Padres to force do-or-die Game 5 in NLDS
Mookie Betts gave the Dodgers a home run in the first inning for the second consecutive game.
Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates after hitting a home run in the second inning of San Diego's Game 3 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 9, 2024
Six-run inning lifts Padres and sends Dodgers to brink
San Diego moved to within one victory of its second visit to the NL Championship Series in three seasons.
Padres starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Dodgers during Game 2 of the NLDS in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Oct 7, 2024
Yu Darvish shuts down Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani as Padres even series
Darvish retired Ohtani three times during his gem at Dodger Stadium.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani celebrates after blasting a homer to right field in the second inning of Los Angeles' Game 1 victory over the Padres on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 6, 2024
Ohtani magic powers Dodgers over Padres in MLB playoff thriller
Ohtani crushed a 372-foot (113-meter) three-run rocket into right field off Padres starter Dylan Cease in the second inning to help the Dodgers tie it up at 3-3.
Padres starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Mariners in Seattle on Sept. 10.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 5, 2024
Padres excited to renew rivalry with Dodgers in postseason
The Padres were 8-5 against the Dodgers in the regular season.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is set to start Game 1 of the NLDS for the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2024
Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start Game 1 of NLDS after Dodgers flip starters
On Wednesday, the Dodgers said Jack Flaherty would start Game 1 and Yamamoto would follow in the best-of-five series.
Tigers pitcher Will Vest (right) and catcher Jake Rogers celebrate after the final out of their win over the Astros in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series in Houston on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 3, 2024
Upstart Tigers continue stunning run by sweeping Astros
Detroit swept the best-of-three AL Wild Card Series to reach a second-round matchup against the Cleveland Guardians.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal reacts after a strikeout in the sixth inning of Detroit's Game 1 wild-card round win over the Astros on Tuesday in Houston.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 2, 2024
Tigers, Royals, Mets and Padres win MLB playoff openers
The visiting Tigers took a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three American League wild-card series on the back of ace Tarik Skubal.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single against the Rockies during the eighth inning in Denver on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Sep 30, 2024
Shohei Ohtani misses out on Triple Crown in final game of historic season
Ohtani finished with a .310 average after going 1-for-4. He also stole his 59th base of the year.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and his teammates celebrate after the club clinched the National League West with a 7-2 victory over the Padres at Dodger Stadium on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 27, 2024
Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers top Padres to seal NL West title
Will Smith had a game-tying two-run homer and Mookie Betts added a two-run single in the seventh for the Dodgers.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting an RBI single to center against the Padres in the sixth inning in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 26, 2024
Shohei Ohtani drives in go-ahead run as Dodgers close in on NL West title
The Dodgers can win the division with a victory over the Padres on Thursday.
Right fielder Fernando Tatis (center) and his Padres teammates celebrate after San Diego clinched a playoff spot with a win over the Dodgers on Tuesday.
BASEBALL
Sep 25, 2024
Game-ending triple play lifts Padres over Dodgers and into playoffs
Shohei Ohtani doubled, walked and scored a run for the Dodgers, whose magic number for clinching their 11th division title in 12 seasons remained at four.
The Padres' Yu Darvish recorded his 2,000th MLB strikeout during a win over the White Sox on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 23, 2024
Yu Darvish becomes first Japan-born player to reach 2,000 strikeouts in MLB
Darvish and the Padres were hoping to clinch a playoff berth on Sunday, with the results in other games set to determine that.
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish looks on during the sixth inning against the New York Mets in San Diego on Aug. 25.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 10, 2024
Darvish still settling back in as Padres battle Mariners
The 38-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make just his second start since May 29 on Tuesday.
Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish is returning to the team after a three-month absence due to injury and a personal matter.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 24, 2024
Padres reinstate Yu Darvish from restricted list
A five-time All-Star, Darvish is 4-3 with a 3.20 ERA in 11 starts this season.
Yu Darvish, 37, a five-time All-Star, last pitched in a game on May 29.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 7, 2024
Padres put Yu Darvish on restricted list over 'personal matter'
A five-time All-Star, Darvish is 4-3 with a 3.20 ERA in 11 starts this season.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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