Web Magazine about Japan Sports

Showing: 91 - 99 of 118 RESULTS
Baseball

Buffaloes is considering contract of Matt Murton

Orix Buffaloes, to slump to the lowest, is considering the contract of Matt Murton. Murton is after playing in the Major League Baseball such as the Chicago Cubs, he was playing in the Hanshin Tigers from 2010 to 2015. In 2010 he took 214 hit, made at that time of the season record. and in 2014 …

Baseball

Laird hit home run, get million yen and beer

There was a game of Nipponham Fighters vs Orix Buffalows at Tokyo Dome, May 10. This game, Shohei Otani hitted solo homer in 2nd inning, and Kensuke Tanaka hitted 2-run homer in 3rd inning. So Fighters was in the lead. Then in 5th inning, Brandon Laird hitted  an big home run, Finally Fighters won the game 4:0. Flying …

Baseball

2016 March and April monthly MVP is announced

Central League and Pacific League announced the monthly MVP of March and April, May 10. Central League was Tomoyuki Sugano(pitcher, Yomiuri Giants)and Dayán Viciedo(infielder, Chunichi Dragons). Pacific League was Hideaki Wakui(pitcher, Chiba Lotte Marines)and Ernesto Antonio Mejia(infielder, Saitama Seibu Lions). Sugano won for the 2nd time in the defense rate of 0.56. Viciedo struck 3 …

Baseball

Fish have been falling from the sky at Koshien

There was a game of Hanshin Tigers vs Yakult Swallows at Koshien Stadium, May 8. Tetsuto Yamada hit No. 12, 2-run homer in 1st inning, Incident happened to 6th inning that Swallows has 2 points lead. During attack of Tigers, suddenly something fell beside Wladimir Balentien of the left fielder. The game is interrupted, he approached it, so …

Baseball

Dayan Viciedo hit 2 home runs in 1 inning

There was a game of Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome, May 7. in 2nd inning, Dayan Viciedo hitted a solo home run to left stand. Then he once again bat in turns, and hitted a 3-run homer to right stand,again. Dragons took a total of 8 points in this inning, the game was won in 8:1. …

Baseball

The lowest man of the draft was Starting pitcher

There was a game of Yomiuri Giants vs Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome, May 6. Starting pitcher of Giants was Jun Hasegawa. He was called a name to the 116th in last year’s draft. Finally, his name is called, signed a training contract for Giants. He is 24 years old, became the 3rd team, but he leaves …

Baseball

Posting system within 1 year extension

NPB(Japan Pro-Baseball assosiation) has announced the posting system has become 1-year extension. The current posting system, set the upper limit of the transfer money $ 20 million, all of the MLB team there is a pay intention has become a possible negotiation with the NPB players. Last year, Kenta Maeda has been moved to Los Angeles Dodgers …

Baseball

Up to 6 inning 3:3, but finished score 15:8 !

There was a game of Rakuten Eagles vs Chiba Lotte Marines at Kobo stadium Miyagi, May 5. Hideaki Wakui of Marines & Jacob Daniel Brigham of Eagles were the starting pitchers, Up to six times, the game was close in  3:3. then, both teams was the scorer, Exit 8 inning, Eagles took the lead 1 point, 8:7. but …

Baseball

Fighters Not win even with 4 home runs…

There was a game of Softbank Hawks vs Nipponham Fighters at Sapporo Dome May 4. Fighters that lost yesterday, but 4 players hitted home run Daikan YOH, Sho Nakata, Shohei Otani, Brandon Laird, today. However, Hirotoshi Masui of the relief pitcher has been demoted to the minor a poor performance, so Hawks was a tie score at 9 …