@JapanBall
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Japanese baseball news and info since 1999.
Joined May 2020
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Before becoming manager of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Hiroki Kokubo was a star slugger for the franchise.
With his 413 career home runs, he’s 17th all-time in NPB history.
Our @ThomasLSeagull tells his story.
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And that's it! Ayami Sato throws the first complete game shutout in WPBL history and she does it in a winner-take-all Game 5 of the WPBL championship!
The LA Queens have the inaugural title! What a remarkable finish to the season.
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🚨 New Substack: NPB Top 5 Prospects 🇯🇵
An in-depth look at some of the best young talents in Japan who are poised to become the next NPB superstars, including Fighters two-way standout Reo Shibata and Giants fast-rising infielder Yusei Ishizuka.
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The Sporting News 140 Greatest Players
The Pioneers
Sadaharu Oh uncoiled from his famous flamingo leg kick to uncork more home runs than any player in history, forcing the baseball world to reckon with greatness beyond the major leagues.
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The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is proud to announce a partnership with MLB that will make ABL games available to MLB.TV subscribers on MLB’s streaming apps, creating a new partnership to expand the reach and profile of professional baseball in Australia.
The partnership strengthens the ABL’s connection to the global baseball community and provides fans with greater access to ABL games, players, and clubs through MLB.TV and its international audience.
Fans with an existing MLB.TV subscription will be able to access all ABL content available on Baseball +.
For ABL fans without an MLB.TV subscription, Baseball+ subscriptions will be available shortly, with packages starting from $24.99 per month.
The Free Game of Week will still be available by simply registering for Baseball+.
The ABL season begins November 19th, with single game tickets on sale now.
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At least three NPB stars are expected to be posted in early November: Teruaki Sato, Kaima Taira, and Hiromi Itoh.
Our @yakyucosmo has everything you need to know about the upcoming NPB free agent class:
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In his sixth NPB season, Yokohama DeNA BayStars star second baseman Shugo Maki reaches 30 home runs for the first time in his career!
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🚨 Announcing the launch of Yakyu Notes, a Substack dedicated to data-driven analysis of NPB 🇯🇵 players.
In our first piece, Brandon Tew and I do a deep dive into pitchers Hiroto Takahashi, Kosei Shoji, & Kota Tatsu.
Subscribe for $5/month or $30/year!
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New in the NPB Home Run Club series: the shortstop who got his nickname from his manager's coffee breaks, got ripped in the papers, and responded by hitting for the cycle.
304 HR, 1 team, 19 years. Takahiro Ikeyama, the man known for his powerful swing.
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At age 52, Ichiro just threw a 127-pitch shutout with 17 strikeouts during an All-Star game against the best high school girls in Japan. seattletimes.com/sports/mari…
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ODDS and EVENS / Remembering Isao Harimoto, One of Baseball's All-Time Greats
#IsaoHarimoto #NPB #Japan
#baseballhistory #commentary
#張本勲
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Raidel Martinez 🇨🇺 becomes first foreigner pitcher in NPB history with 250 Saves
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