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In the long running baseball video game series Pawapuro Series, it is known that at least three female players (two pitchers and one catcher, until 14) made their name in Kōshien in the main series' original story line (Success Mode) and turned active players in the NPB, through one of them retired later and become a coach and lecturer in ...
Masato Akamatsu (赤松 真人, Akamatsu Masato, born September 6, 1982, in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City) is a Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
2007 Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook & Media Guide. Tokyo: Japan Pro Baseball Fan Handbook & Media Guide, 2007. ISBN 978-4-901178-81-5. Annual since 1976. Holway, John. Japan Is Big League in Thrills. Tokyo: Tokyo News Service, 1955. Johnson, Daniel E. Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 1999 ...
MLB cracked down on pitchers' use of sticky substances, but sources say the league is working on a long-term solution by creating a baseball with more consistent grip.
To celebrate Japan’s victory at the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC), as well as the Japanese players in Miami Marlin’s history, Japanese Heritage Day will be observed on Sept. 19 at ...
Shohei Ohtani sparked a rally in the bottom of the ninth as Japan beat Mexico 6-5 to advance to the World Baseball Classic final in Miami.
The 1999 Japan Series was the 50th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the champion teams of the Pacific and Central Leagues. The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks represented the Pacific League, while the Chunichi Dragons represented the Central League. The Hawks won the series in five games, giving them ...
Hideo Fujimoto threw the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball history, on June 28, 1950. Rōki Sasaki threw the most recent NPB perfect game, on April 10, 2022. In baseball , throwing a perfect game is a pitching accomplishment in which one or more pitchers does not allow a baserunner on base over the course of one game.