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SHOHEI OTANI

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 / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 9, 2017
Rosters finalized for upcoming World Baseball Classic
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are set to be the most well-represented NPB team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic after the final rosters for the tournament were revealed Wednesday in the United States.
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 6, 2017
Sugano set to step into spotlight at World Baseball Classic
The wider baseball world is about to meet Tomoyuki Sugano.
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
Feb 3, 2017
Otani to be dropped from Samurai Japan's WBC roster
Shohei Otani will be taken off the 28-man roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, Samurai Japan skipper Hiroki Kokubo said Friday.
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.
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 11, 2017
Time ripe for Lions hurler Kikuchi to prove worth on mound
There is a chance that by 2019, pitchers Yusei Kikuchi and Shohei Otani could both be major leaguers. In 2009, MLB scouts flocked to Hanamaki Higashi High School, in Iwate Prefecture, to flirt with Kikuchi, a fire-balling lefty, before returning a few years later to put a full-court press on Otani.
Japan Times
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Dec 30, 2016
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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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 20, 2016
Otani heads early WBC roster for Samurai Japan
Samurai Japan released a partial roster for next spring's World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, naming 18 players who will be part of the squad tasked with bringing the title back to Japan in March.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 7, 2016
MLB's rule change would affect Otani
Major League Baseball prohibited its teams from paying market value for Japanese superstar Shohei Otani on Tuesday, according to a report in the U.S. media.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 6, 2016
Tanaka advises Otani to make fast move to majors
New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka urged Japanese baseball's two-way phenom Shohei Otani to head to the majors as soon as possible if he wants to land the best deal he can.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 5, 2016
Otani eyes MLB move after next season
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Shohei Otani said Monday he has told club officials of his desire to try his luck in the major leagues from 2018.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 2, 2016
Otani eyes new goals following award-winning season for Fighters
Asking what can Shohei Otani do better in 2017 is akin to the question of what do you get the person who already has everything.
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Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
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The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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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.
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