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YOKOHAMA BAYSTARS

BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 9, 2016
Several questions loom as spring camp approaches
We are three weeks from the Feb. 1 opening of the Central and Pacific League ballclubs spring training camps in Shikoku, Okinawa and southern Kyushu—and for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in Arizona with the San Diego Padres. Following are some questions to be answered during the 2016 season...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 4, 2016
New BayStars skipper Ramirez gives Yamaguchi opportunity to start opener
Alex Ramirez showed his flair for the unconventional on Monday, when the new Yokohama BayStars manager named right-hander Shun Yamaguchi as his Opening Day starter.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 30, 2015
Former MLB pitcher Saito sees game through different lens as Padres intern
For many players, leaving the game begs the huge question of what to do next, but for former big league reliever Takashi Saito, that period was remarkably brief.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 13, 2015
Iron man Tsutsugo still going strong in December
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo has been very busy this year.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 12, 2015
Can upgraded home stadiums give boost to BayStars, Eagles?
Going from worst to first — last place to a pennant — is difficult for any professional baseball team. The Tokyo Yakult Swallows managed to do it this past season in the Central League, and the two clubs that finished at the bottom of the league standings in 2015 are hoping to rise to the...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 21, 2015
Ramirez to aim high as manager
Alex Ramirez was unveiled as the new BayStars manager in Yokohama on Wednesday, and the Venezuelan first-time skipper was not shy in making clear that his goal for next season is nothing less than a Central League pennant.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2015
BayStars name Ramirez as new manager
Alex Ramirez, the only foreign player to get 2,000 hits in Nippon Professional Baseball, achieved one of his long-held ambitions on Monday, when the Yokohama BayStars announced he would be their new manager.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 10, 2015
Fukuda gambling incident not on par with 'Black Mist Scandal'
The Yomiuri Giants did not need a gambling scandal hovering over the team's preparation for the Central League Climax Series, which began Saturday against the Hanshin Tigers. But early this past week that is what they got.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2015
BayStars' Nakahata rejects request to remain manager
Kiyoshi Nakahata has turned down a request to stay on as manager of the Yokohama BayStars and will step down at the end of the season, the club said Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 24, 2015
Yamada belts two homers as Swallows sink BayStars
Tetsuto Yamada homered twice and drove in three runs to lead the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to their fourth straight victory, a 4-2 win over the Yokohama BayStars.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 23, 2015
Messenger dominates as Tigers sweep BayStars
Randy Messenger held the Yokohama BayStars to a run over eight innings as the Hanshin Tigers maintained a foothold at the top of the Central League with a 3-1 win on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 22, 2015
Toritani ignites Tigers in rout of BayStars
Takashi Toritani went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers beat the YokohamaBayStars 7-2 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 13, 2015
BayStars' Tsutsugo slugs game-winning blast in ninth
A game might look over, and it might feel over, but as Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and the Yokohama BayStars taught the Yomiuri Giants' Tomoyuki Sugano, nothing is over until the final out is in the books.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 11, 2015
Giants hurler Mikolas tosses complete game, improves to 9-3
Miles Mikolas is on a roll and he's not ready for it to stop anytime soon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 18, 2015
BayStars want to retain manager Nakahata
The Yokohama BayStars front office has asked manager Kiyoshi Nakahata to stay on for next season, the popular skipper revealed Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 14, 2015
BayStars storm past Giants with seven-run fifth
The Yokohama BayStars turned the game around on its head with seven runs in the fifth inning as they beat the Yomiuri Giants 10-3 on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 27, 2015
BayStars acquire veteran pitcher Below
The Yokohama BayStars on Saturday announced the signing of American southpaw Duane Below from the New York Mets organization.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 23, 2015
BayStars snap 12-game slide
The Yokohama BayStars fans who made the trip to Tokyo were loud, enthusiastic, and kept cheering all the way until the end of their team's game against the Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jun 22, 2015
Central League clubs currently wallowing in mediocrity
There's a decent chance that at some time this week no Central League team will have a winning record.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 30, 2015
BayStars starter Ino stays poised, escapes trouble on mound
Shoichi Ino gave up a quite a few hits and he allowed a number of base runners in his start against the Chiba Lotte Marines. Ino made sure that runs, however, remained in short supply.
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.
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
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
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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