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YOMIURI GIANTS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 15, 2015
Kinjo blast lifts Giants to win over BayStars
Tatsuhiko Kinjo hit a three-run homer against his former club as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Yokohama BayStars 3-0 on a breezy night in Yokohama on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2015
Taguchi passes debut test with flying colors as Giants down Swallows
If the pressure of making his NPB debut at Tokyo Dome in front of 42,870 fans got to Yomiuri Giants left-hander Kazuto Taguchi, the 19-year-old didn't let it show — on the mound or at the plate.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 10, 2015
Hatakeyama's 11th-inning homer carries Swallows past Giants
There were funky uniforms on both sides, and a slew of great plays in the outfield. In the end, it was Kazuhiro Hatakeyama and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows who put their stamp on the first round of a colorful battle for Tokyo supremacy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 9, 2015
Maeda records first victory of season
Carp ace Kenta Maeda earned his first win of the season on Thursday after throwing seven innings in a 1-0 victory over the Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 6, 2015
Abe serves as security blanket after Giants' slow start
It seemed, on the surface at least, to be with a palpable sense of early-season panic that Shinnosuke Abe was back behind the plate for the Yomiuri Giants during their series against the Hanshin Tigers over the weekend.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 5, 2015
Giants rookie Takagi throws first career shutout to beat Tigers
Rookie Hayato Takagi pitched a two-hitter for his first career shutout, Yoshiyuki Kamei drove in a pair of runs and the Yomiuri Giants took the rubber against the rival Hanshin Tigers with a 3-0 victory on Sunday afternoon.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 4, 2015
Trio of homers lauched Hanshin to title
As part of the celebration commemorating the 80 years of the Hanshin Tigers franchise, the ballclub will later this month remember the 30th anniversary of one of the most exciting moments in Japanese baseball home run history.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 3, 2015
Tigers battery provides spark against struggling Giants
Ryutaro Umeno did most of the damage early, Randy Messenger did the heavy lifting late, and the Hanshin Tigers batterymates helped make sure their team's fans were the ones still cheering after the final out.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 28, 2015
Kajitani, Lopez spark BayStars in rout of Giants
Shun Yamaguchi threw two-run ball over eight innings and the Yokohama BayStars broke out the bats to wallop the Yomiuri Giants 10-2 for their first victory of the 2015 regular season on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 27, 2015
Giants edge BayStars in 2015 season opener
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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2015 JAPANESE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 25, 2015
Carp hoping Kuroda can be final piece in title puzzle
Part of the Carp's slogan for 2015 is 'Red Rising,' and that's exactly what the club has been doing the past few years. Hiroshima has increased its win total in each of the past four seasons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 24, 2015
Why did Matsui pick Yankees over Giants?
Former Yomiuri Giants star Hideki Matsui made news earlier this month with his decision to take a job with the New York Yankees. The move was seen as a curious one here for several reasons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Mar 23, 2015
Cepeda hoping hard work pays off in second year in Japan
While much of the media horde tasked with covering the Yomiuri Giants has spent the spring either breathlessly reporting on every nuance of Shinnosuke Abe's transition from catcher to first base or peppering manager Tatsunori Hara about what's wrong with the club, Frederich Cepeda has been off to the...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 1, 2015
New Giants lefty Poreda settling in well
Despite an initial phase of uncertainty about moving to Japan, new Yomiuri Giants lefty Aaron Poreda appears to be taking well to pitching in unfamiliar territory.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 31, 2015
Spring training set to start
Spring training officially kicks off on Sunday for all 12 of Nippon Professional Baseball's teams in Miyazaki and Okinawa prefectures.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 30, 2015
Matsui plans visit to Giants' training camp
Retired former New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui will observe the Yomiuri Giants' spring training camp in Miyazaki on Feb. 3-4, Giants team representative Atsushi Harasawa revealed on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 17, 2015
Abe leaves big shoes to fill at catcher's spot in lineup
A few seasons ago, in 2012, the Yomiuri Giants won the Japan Series just a few days after the San Francisco Giants clinched the World Series title. While the two teams already shared a nickname and color scheme, it was the first time they'd reached the pinnacle of their respective leagues in the same...
BASEBALL
Jan 15, 2015
Matsui not expected to serve as spring training instructor for Giants, owner says
Yomiuri Giants owner Kojiro Shiraishi said Thursday it might be difficult to have former Giants and New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui back this season as an instructor during spring training.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 18, 2014
Giants win ¥1.6 million lawsuit against ex-GM Kiyotake
The Yomiuri Giants and its owner, Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, defeated the club's former general manager, Hidetoshi Kiyotake on Thursday in a lawsuit battle at the Tokyo District Court.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 26, 2014
Kaneko, Sugano claim MVP awards
Chihiro Kaneko put up big numbers last season, but was largely out of the spotlight when it was time to give out awards. This time around, the Orix Buffaloes ace was one of the main attractions.

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