The Marines, the Pacific League's second-place team, have wanted to upgrade their starting rotation. Lotte hopes Keuchel can make an impact for the NPB club.
As the new NPB season approaches, there are plenty of interesting storylines to follow, including how the reigning champion Hanshin Tigers play from the get-go.
Lopsided wins and narrow victories produced different types of drama in the Japan Series. From start to finish, the series is discussed in a penetrating way.
Throughout this classic seven-game Japan Series, the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes gave baseball fans plenty of reasons to pay attention.
The American had four RBIs while Japan Series MVP Koji Chikamoto went 4-for-5 in the Tigers' 7-1 win over the defending champion Orix Buffaloes.
The Buffaloes ace set a Japan Series record for strikeouts (14) in what was likely his last game as a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.
Shota Morishita delivered the big hit in Game 5 as the Tigers scored six runs in the eighth and took a 3-2 lead over the Orix...
Oyama's clutch hit capped a bizarre ninth inning in this Japan Series clash that touched off wild celebrations at Koshien Stadium. The series is now tied...
The Pacific League champion Buffaloes got clutch hitting and solid pitching to take a 2-1 lead over the Tigers in the best-of-seven Japan Series.
Led by Hiroya Miyagi and Masahiro Nishino, Orix rebounded from a Game 1 loss. The first all-Kansai Japan Series in 59 years is shaping up to...
Koji Chikamoto and Takumu Nakano both had two RBIs and rookie Shoki Murakami tossed seven scoreless innings in an 8-0 win over Orix in the Japan...
For the first time since 1964, two teams from Kansai will square off in the Japan Series. Fifty-nine years ago, the Hawks triumphed over the Tigers.
