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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 17, 2016
Giants sign ex-Mariners reliever Caminero
The Yomiuri Giants have acquired former Seattle Mariners reliever Arquimedes Caminero on a one-year deal reportedly worth $1.15 million (roughly ¥140 million), the Central League club announced Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 14, 2016
Free agent Yoh to join Yomiuri
Free agent outfielder Daikan Yoh will join the Yomiuri Giants, the Central League ballclub's general manager Tatsuyoshi Tsutsumi said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 9, 2016
Former yakuza member handed suspended jail term for baseball gambling
The Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced a former member of a Japanese crime syndicate to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, for taking bets on baseball games involving former Yomiuri Giants players.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Dec 5, 2016
Giants stay busy during offseason
The Yomiuri Giants haven't won the Central League pennant since 2014, which might as well be 1914 in Yomiuri Land, and apparently are not going to sit idly by and watch another team take the flag in 2017.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 1, 2016
Hurler Yamaguchi set to join Giants
Right-hander Shun Yamaguchi, who declared himself a free agent from the Yokohama BayStars last month, is joining the Giants, Yomiuri general manager Tatsuyoshi Tsutsumi said Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 26, 2016
Pondering Trump's future prospects of throwing out first pitches in MLB, NPB
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 18, 2016
Fighters sign veteran pitcher Murata
Former Yomiuri Giants and Cleveland Indians minor leaguer Toru Murata has signed with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, the team announced Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 18, 2016
Fighters not giving up on 'Handkerchief Prince' Saito
Yuki Saito hasn't justified the hype that came with his being drafted by the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in 2010, but the reigning Japan Series champions aren't giving up on him just yet.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 2, 2016
Giants acquire veteran lefty Yoshikawa, prospect in four-player deal
The Yomiuri Giants acquired veteran lefty Mitsuo Yoshikawa and minor league outfield prospect Shingo Ishikawa from the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in a four-player trade.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Oct 11, 2016
Ramirez's leadership pivotal for BayStars
The BayStars turned the music up. Way up. It didn't matter that a wall separated the clubhouse from the room where manager Alex Ramirez was meeting with the media after a triumphant showing in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series on Monday. You could still hear the players shouting and...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2016
Unlikely hero Minei sends BayStars to final stage of CL Climax Series
The roar of the fans in the stands after the final out could probably be heard all the way to Hiroshima. Very soon, the Yokohama BayStars players will be trying to make their voices heard there as well.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2016
Cruz practices with Giants ahead of decisive Game 3
Yomiuri Giants infielder Luis Cruz, who was deactivated prior to the start of the Central League Climax Series First Stage, practiced with the top team at Tokyo Dome on Monday ahead of the decisive third game against the Yokohama BayStars.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2016
Chono delivers winning hit in eighth inning as Giants stave off elimination
The Yomiuri Giants survived a few close calls in a tense game that could've gone either way to keep their season alive.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2016
BayStars rally for Game 1 victory over Giants
Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez said he wanted to keep things as close to normal as he could in the team's Climax Series debut.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2016
CL teams keep starting pitchers a secret until last minute during Climax Series
Alex Ramirez has a season's worth of information at his disposal as he prepares to lead his Yokohama BayStars against the Yomiuri Giants in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2016
BayStars make Climax Series debut against rival Giants
The Yokohama BayStars, the only team that had not yet played in the Climax Series since the postseason format was introduced in 2007, are up against a postseason regular, the Yomiuri Giants, as their best-of-three first-stage series begins Saturday at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2016
Ex-Giants pitcher Kasahara given suspended jail term for gambling on baseball
The Tokyo District Court has sentenced former Yomiuri Giants pitcher Shoki Kasahara to 14 months in jail, suspended for four years, for betting on baseball games and helping a restaurateur to run a gambling ring.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2016
Iwasada tosses seven scoreless innings as Tigers finish season with seven straight wins
Yuta Iwasada reached double figures in wins for the first time as the Hanshin Tigers defeated the Yomiuri Giants 6-0 for their seventh straight victory on Saturday in the Central League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2016
BayStars demolish Giants with six-homer attack
The Yokohama BayStars are happy, not satisfied, to have secured an A-Class finish in the Central League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 23, 2016
After earlier struggles at home, hot-hitting Jones gaining confidence at Tokyo Dome
Garrett Jones might have felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders over the past two nights at Tokyo Dome.

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