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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 26, 2016
Cruz, Chono carry Giants past Swallows
Luis Cruz thought he had a home run in his first game in a Yomiuri Giants uniform, but had to settle for a double following a replay review.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 25, 2016
Giants treat new skipper Takahashi to season-opening victory over Swallows
So far, so good for Yoshinobu Takahashi and the Yomiuri Giants.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2016 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 23, 2016
Giants lead pack trying to dethrone Swallows
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2016 Central League:
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2016
NPB bans pitcher Takagi one year for gambling
Yomiuri Giants pitcher Kyosuke Takagi has been banned for one year for his involvement in gambling on baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 20, 2016
BayStars pitchers took part in annual pool bet
Yokohama BayStars pitchers had been placing annual pool bets on their individual season statistics, the Central League club said Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 16, 2016
Gamblers usually target players for inside information
With a fourth Yomiuri Giants pitcher having admitted last week to betting on pro baseball, the question looms as to why gamblers are luring players into betting.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 16, 2016
Under-the-table pep-talk payments put NPB in hot water amid betting scandals
The Pacific League on Wednesday announced it will hold an emergency session of its board of directors after two of its clubs, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Seibu Lions, admitted that players exchanged cash after wins and losses.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2016
Giants say players engaged in pool betting on team's games
The Yomiuri Giants confirmed Monday that the team's players routinely took part in pool betting on the Central League team's games.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 12, 2016
Gambling, drugs, bullets provide cautionary tales for NPB's foreign players
Gambling, drugs, bullets in luggage, gambling again. More current and former players in Japanese baseball are being tagged with the yogisha (crime suspect) label following their names, and team officials are making the deep bows of apology and "There's nothing we can say" speeches. Some have stepped...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 11, 2016
Sports minister Hase believes more players could be involved in gambling
Sports minister Hiroshi Hase said Friday he is concerned that there are more players involved in the baseball gambling scandal that has seen a fourth player from the Yomiuri Giants admitting to his involvement.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 9, 2016
Giants pitcher Takagi admits to lying during gambling probe
Yomiuri Giants reliever Kyosuke Takagi confessed on Wednesday to betting on baseball and admitted that he lied during the team's latest investigation.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 8, 2016
Giants owner, chairman, supreme adviser to step down as gambling scandal widens
Three top officials of the Yomiuri Giants, Japan's oldest existing professional baseball team, will resign following the team's announcement on Tuesday that a fourth Giants player was found to have bet on baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 20, 2016
Giants holding talks with Cuban outfielder Garcia
The Yomiuri Giants are negotiating to bring close to a deal with 22-year-old Cuban right fielder Jose Adolis Garcia, the Central League club's general manager confirmed Saturday.
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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 13, 2016
Kiyohara's troubles concern, sadden former teammates
Much has been written and reported since the Feb. 2 arrest of former Seibu Lions, Yomiuri Giants and Orix Buffaloes superstar slugger Kazuhiro Kiyohara for possession and use of illegal drugs. "It's a shame," "What a waste" and "I can't believe it" are typical words of reaction expressed by ex-teammates...
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 31, 2016
Fighters head west for spring camp
While most Japanese teams headed south to begin "spring" camp and ride out the final few weeks of winter, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters took a distinctly different track and flew west instead.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 28, 2016
Johnson, Mikolas looking for more success in second seasons in Japan
Kris Johnson and Miles Mikolas passed their first tests in Japan with flying colors. The two pitchers, Johnson, a southpaw who deals for the Hiroshima Carp, and Mikolas, a Yomiuri Giants right-hander, couldn't have made better first impressions during their first seasons in NPB.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2016
Giants hurler Sugano aims for winning season
Tomoyuki Sugano returned to Japan recently after spending several days training in Hawaii. He told reporters at Narita Airport that his workouts yielded great results and allowed that "my condition is the best it's been in three years."
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 17, 2016
Time for fun and games about to end for new Giants skipper Takahashi
New Yomiuri Giants manager Yoshinobu Takahashi was all smiles at the Dome Kickoff party last week. He was introduced to a loud ovation, took part in a light-hearted talk show and got a kick out of seeing his batting form imitated by a couple of former NPB players. Current Giants star Shinnosuke Abe,...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 11, 2015
Giants sign infielder Cruz
The Yomiuri Giants signed free agent second baseman Luis Cruz, the Central League club announced Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 10, 2015
Giants' Sugiuchi takes record pay cut
Yomiuri Giants starter Toshiya Sugiuchi re-signed for ¥50 million plus incentives on Thursday after he offered to take a ¥450 million pay cut, the biggest ever in Japanese baseball history.

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