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WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC

Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 12, 2017
Israel upsets Cuba at WBC
The most improbable story of the World Baseball Classic added a new chapter.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 12, 2017
Israel team turning heads at 2017 WBC
They arrived together in Japan as the toasts of the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Team Israel, a squad not many expected to qualify for this tournament, pulled off three upsets in South Korea to make an improbable run into the second round.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2017
Samurai Japan slugger Nakata embraces aggressive approach at the plate
When a slugger swings so hard and misses, it's often a good sign.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2017
Teams makes preparations for second round
Tokyo Dome was mostly silent, with only the sounds of practice ricocheting off thousands of empty seats at the Big Egg, as the 2017 World Baseball Classic took a day off to prepare for the final push to the championship round.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2017
Talented, youthful Dutch squad no longer a secret
Wladimir Balentien, the affable slugging outfielder for the Netherlands and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, said he knew the young group of players darting around the infield for the Dutch during the World Baseball Classic four years ago were going to be special.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 10, 2017
Japan cruises past China, ends first round with perfect record
Japan was already in the second round before facing China on Friday night. There was just a little unfinished business to take care of before moving on to the next round.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 10, 2017
Buck Martinez looks back on inaugural WBC, remains pleased with global growth of game
Former Team USA skipper Buck Martinez said he recalls everything from the game in Anaheim, California, where his team and manager Sadaharu Oh's Japan squad squared off in the second round of the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 10, 2017
Despaigne's grand slam sends Cuba to second round of WBC
Alfredo Despaigne knew it as soon as he hit it, all the Cubans did. That ball was gone, headed for the furthest reaches of Tokyo Dome. Despaigne watched the ball fly while taking a few steps up the first base line with his index finger pointing toward the Cuban bench. When he turned to see his teammates...
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2017
Sluggers ignite Australia in rout of China
Australia manager John Deeble laid out a simple game plan for his team after its loss to Japan on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2017
Panamanian-born Chen returns to mound to honor Chinese ancestors
This isn't the first time that ex-major league pitcher Bruce Chen has donned a national team jersey to play in the World Baseball Classic. The left-hander competed for his native Panama in the first two tournaments in 2006 and 2009.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2017
Senga impresses in WBC debut
Just when Australia thought it was safe to get back in the batter's box, with Japan ace Tomoyuki Sugano on the bench and out of pitches, it ran into the buzz saw that is Kodai Senga.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2017
Japan beats Australia for second straight win at World Baseball Classic
The big home run that turned the tide in Japan's favor against Australia came when manager Hiroki Kokubo wasn't looking.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 8, 2017
Hall of Fame boss Idelson deepening understanding of Japan baseball
Jeff Idelson, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, has spoken to groups of kids before.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 8, 2017
Leader Aoki proves worth in Samurai Japan's opening win
Norichika Aoki definitely made a big contribution to Japan's 11-6 win over Cuba in their World Baseball Classic Pool B opener at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 8, 2017
Cuba shrugs off fatigue to beat China at WBC
An early wakeup call couldn't knock Cuba off its game and neither could China.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 8, 2017
China aims for incremental improvements on global baseball stage
China manager John McLaren starts each day by having his players remember their team motto: "Get better every day." He'll then pick out a player, who will then belt out a tune of his choice for the room, "they're lacking there a little bit," McLaren said with a grin.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 8, 2017
Matsuda, Tsutsugo carry Japan past Cuba in WBC opener
The fans waited as Nobuhiro Matsuda rounded the bases and exchanged high-fives with his teammates. They knew what was coming, and when Matsuda pumped his fist and let out a guttural yell, as is his custom after home runs, the Japanese fans packed in Tokyo Dome exploded with enough force to knock the...
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 7, 2017
MLB players for 2020 Games unlikely
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the league remains committed to the World Baseball Classic, and later watched Houston Astros outfielder Norichika Aoki compete for Samurai Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 7, 2017
Versatile Meng does it all for China
Meng Weiqiang may patrol left field at some point for China during the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He's also going to pitch and might even strap on a catcher's mask. There's a chance he'll do at least two of those things, maybe even all three, during the same game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 6, 2017
Japan ready to begin quest for WBC title
For Japan, the preparation has finally come to an end.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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