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The National Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday unveiled its 2025 ballot featuring 14 newly eligible candidates, including former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, widely considered a shoo-in for the honor in his first vote. File photo shows Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki at Tokyo Dome on March 21, 2019, the day he announced his […]
Defending champion Japan secured its place in the four-team Super Round of the Premier12 tournament with a 7-6 victory over Cuba on Sunday. The win at a rain-soaked Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium improved Japan’s opening-round record to 4-0 and eliminated powerhouse Cuba (1-3) with one game left for each team in Group B. Japan’s Ryoya […]
Kohei Arihara did it all for the Pacific League champion SoftBank Hawks, throwing seven scoreless innings and driving in the winning run in a 5-3 Japan Series Game 1 victory Saturday over the Central League’s DeNA BayStars. The Hawks’ victory was their 13th straight in Japanese pro baseball’s season finale, stretching back to 2018, a […]