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BASEBALL | Yankees Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka Hit in Head by Line Drive in Simulated Game
In a scary moment on the first day of spring training 2.0, New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka […
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK ] Longtime Caddie Daisuke Shindo Pursues Other Opportunities Connected to the Sport
Throughout his adult life, the golf course has been Daisuke Shindo’s home away from home. A professional caddie [&he
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BASEBALL / Revisiting Nomomania: 25 Years Later, Pitching Great Luis Tiant Discusses Hideo Nomo’s Similar Style, Fierce Determination
First in a series In the run-up to his unlikely selection as the National League starting pitcher for […]
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BASEBALL | MLB Forges Ahead With Plan to Start 60-Game Season in Late July
Major League Baseball is coming back. After contentious negotiations between the owners and the Major League Baseb
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] MLB Impasse, COVID-19 Pandemic Raise Doubts about 2020 Season
(Feature Photo: Baseball: the 2020 Nippon pro baseball season has started.) The clock is ticking. MLB […]
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[Odds and Evens] Trailblazer Hideo Nomo 25 Years Later
June 2, 1995, is a monumental day in the annals of Japan’s baseball history. Twenty five years […]
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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] MLB Rookie Shogo Akiyama Prepares for Season Despite Unknown Factors
Shogo Akiyama is experiencing an unusual pause in his first spring as a Major League Baseball player. […]
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2019 in JAPAN Forward Stories: Rugby World Cup and Other ‘Firsts’ in Japanese Sports
As 2019 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan this […]
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Shohei Ohtani Becomes First Japanese-Born MLB Player to Hit for the Cycle
Shohei Otani, the designated hitter for the United States Major League team the Los Angeles Angels, hit for the [&hell
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EDITORIAL| Baseball Icon Ichiro Suzuki’s Priceless Gift
It can safely be said that he has lived his pro baseball life to the fullest. At the […]
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Baseball Superstar Ichiro Retires: ‘Find Your Passion, and Give It Your All’
Ichiro Suzuki, the 45-year-old Major League Baseball superstar, announced on Thursday, March 21, that he is putting hi
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The Greatest Japan-U.S. Post-War Diplomacy? BASEBALL
After the autumn visit to Japan by Major League (MLB) All-Stars — the first since 2014 — […]