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Baseball: WBC kicks off as Australia defeats Taiwan in Pool C opener
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (16+ words) Baseball: WBC kicks off as Australia defeats Taiwan in Pool C opener'Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS...
Baseball: Samurai Japan comes back to beat Dragons 7-3 in WBC warm-up
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (335+ words) NAGOYA - Shugo Maki and Shota Morishita delivered solo home runs for Samurai Japan in a 7-3 comeback win over the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday in preparation for the World Baseball Classic. DeNA BayStars slugger Maki broke the ice for skipper Hirokazu…...
Baseball: Yamamoto primed for WBC after last Cactus League start for L.A.
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (229+ words) SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto said Friday he wanted to give his all at the World Baseball Classic after making his second and final start of the preseason Cactus League. The World Series MVP threw three innings…...
Baseball: Dodgers superstar Ohtani joins Samurai Japan ahead of WBC
1+ week, 39+ min ago (14+ words) Baseball: Dodgers superstar Ohtani joins Samurai Japan ahead of WBC'Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS...
Baseball: Tokyo Dome prepares to host fans from around world for WBC
1+ week, 52+ min ago (499+ words) TOKYO - With the start of the World Baseball Classic a week away, Tokyo Dome is making final preparations to host fans from around the globe for pool-stage games featuring defending champion Japan and four international opponents. Work will continue until…...
Baseball: WBC-bound slugger Okamoto blasts 1st homer in training match
1+ week, 2+ day ago (204+ words) DUNEDIN, Florida - New Toronto Blue Jays slugger Kazuma Okamoto, who is set to join Japan's national team at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, blasted his first home run for his team in a Major League Baseball spring training game on…...
Baseball: Japanese sluggers begin spring camp batting practice ahead of WBC
2+ week, 3+ day ago (15+ words) Baseball: Japanese sluggers begin spring camp batting practice ahead of WBC'Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS...
Baseball: Dodgers' Japanese trio join 1st spring workout for pitchers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (336+ words) GLENDALE, Arizona - Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki took part in the Los Angeles Dodgers' first spring workout for pitchers and catchers in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday. Ohtani and Yamamoto are preparing for Japan's World Baseball Classic…...
Olympics: Big air champ Kimura channeled Ohtani ethos to greatness
3+ week, 3+ day ago (364+ words) LIVIGNO, Italy - Less than a year after a shock exit at the snowboard world championships, Kira Kimura shot to stardom with Milan Cortina Winter Olympics big air gold, in part thanks to his embrace of baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani's world-beating…...
Baseball: Ohtani gets head start on training before Dodgers' camp
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (178+ words) GLENDALE, Arizona - Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani made an early start to preseason Wednesday, training independently in preparation for the new MLB campaign and the upcoming World Baseball Classic before his club's camp opens next week. Ohtani played…...