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Baseball: Ohtani extends on-base record with awaited Dodger Stadium homer
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (229+ words) April 12, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani launched his first leadoff home run of the season and extended his record on-base streak for a Japanese-born major leaguer as the Los Angeles Dodgers outgunned the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Saturday. The…...
Baseball: Ohtani sets 44-game on-base record for Japanese-born player
2+ day, 10+ min ago (209+ words) April 11, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani set the record for the longest on-base streak by a Japanese-born Major League Baseball player at 44 consecutive games in the Los Angeles Dodgers' walk-off 8-7 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday. Ohtani…...
Baseball: Dodgers' Yamamoto earns 2nd win in dominant start vs. Blue Jays
5+ day, 38+ min ago (344+ words) April 8, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TORONTO (Kyodo) -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto held the Toronto Blue Jays to a run over six-plus innings to earn the win Tuesday as the Los Angeles Dodgers prevailed 4-1 for their fifth straight victory, aided by compatriot Shohei Ohtani driving…...
Baseball: Hosono throws no-hitter as Fighters rout Marines for 1st win
1+ week, 5+ day ago (400+ words) April 1, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Haruki Hosono became the 91st pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball to throw a no-hitter Tuesday as he struck out 12 to lead the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 9-0 victory over the Lotte Marines in the Pacific…...
Baseball: Sasaki takes loss in 1st start as Guardians beat Dodgers 4-2
1+ week, 5+ day ago (480+ words) March 31, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Roki Sasaki gave up one run over four-plus innings and was charged with the loss as the Los Angeles Dodgers fell 4-2 to the Cleveland Guardians on Monday, snapping the two-time defending World Series champion's…...
Baseball: White Sox's Murakami homers in 2nd straight game from MLB debut
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (260+ words) March 29, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Kyodo)-- Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami hit his second home run in as many Major League Baseball games Saturday with a solo blast in his team's 6-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Batting in the…...
Baseball: Yamamoto gives Dodgers solid start in Opening Day victory
2+ week, 2+ day ago (443+ words) March 27, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed six innings of two-run ball, and Shohei Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-2 Opening Day win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. The two-time defending…...
World Baseball Classic interest fails to drive Netflix subscriptions in Japan
3+ week, 1+ day ago (258+ words) March 21, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Interest in the World Baseball Classic did not translate into Netflix subscriptions for Japanese fans, a recent Kyodo News phone survey showed. This year's WBC began on March 5 in Japan, where the round-robin games of…...
World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start the season opener for the Dodgers at home
3+ week, 6+ day ago (229+ words) March 17, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) Manager Dave Roberts told reporters at spring training Monday that Yamamoto will start the March 26 opener at home against Arizona. Yamamoto was the first and last pitcher used by the Dodgers last season, when he got the…...
Baseball: US bullpen shines in WBC semifinal win over Dominican Republic
3+ week, 6+ day ago (460+ words) March 16, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) MIAMI, Florida (Kyodo) -- Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes tossed 4-1/3 innings of one-run ball, and the U. S. bullpen was virtually flawless the rest of the way in a tense 2-1 semifinal win over the Dominican Republic at the World…...