Hanshin Tigers third baseman Teruaki Sato hit two home runs on Thursday night against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, bolstering his lead in all three Central League Triple Crown categories.
Sixty-two years ago, Masanori Murakami stepped onto a Major League mound and opened a door for generations of Japanese baseball stars.
Yokohama High School right-hander Shoki Oda entered the summer as one of the top high school prospects in Japan and further raised his stock with a strong showing at the renowned Summer Koshien this month.
Kaima Taira’s return to the starting rotation has gone about as well as the Saitama Seibu Lions could have hoped.
Right-hander Jackson Rutledge has signed with Nippon Professional Baseball’s Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the team announced on July 30.
The Pacific League All-Stars continued their recent dominance over the Central League with a 7-5…
