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Watch Game One of 2020 Nippon Series here
Today the 2020 Nippon Series between the Yomiuri Giants and the SoftBank Hawks comences. The Hawks try to four-peat, the Giants try to win it all since 2012. If you are interested in Japanese baseball or if you don’t want to call it quits yet regarding the 2020 season, here is the link to the…
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Dutchies in Japan thread
As all the baseball fans of the Dutch Kingdom (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustace, St. Martin and The Netherlands) will know, there are two players (Wladimir Balentien and Rick van den Hurk) from the Dutch Kingdom playing in Japan for a couple of years now. For the first time, they are playing on one…
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Japanese player discharged from hospital
Recently you could read here about three players of the Hanshin Tigers that were contaminated with the coronavirus, which caused the cancellation of all practice games. There is some good news to tell as one of those players was released from the hospital. Today, the Hanshin Tigers announced that their 25-year old catcher Kenya Nagasaka…
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NPB cancels practice games
After three players of the Hanshin Tigers have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, the NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) has decided to cancel all practice games of the Japanese major league clubs. At least, according to a Tweet by Dutch pitcher Rick van den Hurk, all practice games are cancelled but the Ni-Gun (minor league) games…
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NPB practice games to be played without fans
Today, the twelve professional baseball clubs of the NPB have decided to continue playing the practice games scheduled from February 29 through March 15. But due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, no fans will be allowed to attend. Yesterday, the Yomiuri Giants and the Yakult Swallows decided to play their practice games without attendance….
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Start of the 2020 NPB season at stake
With the rapid spreading of the corona virus, the 2020 baseball season in Japan may be at stake. Two upcoming practice games between the Yomiuri Giants and the Yakult Swallows will be played without fans in an attempt to prevent a further spreading of the virus. The two games are scheduled for the upcoming weekend….
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Softbank Hawks about to make Balentien a two-year offer
According to several Japanese news outlets, the Softbank Hawks from Fukuoka will make Curaçaoan slugger Wladimir Balentien an offer for a two-year deal worth about $9 million. One of the demands/wishes Balentien has is to play with number four, the number he has worn during his NPB career with the Yakult Swallows. The Softbank Hawks…
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Wladimir Balentien likely not to come back to Swallows
Curaçao slugger Wladimir Balentien will likely not come back to the Yakult Swallows. Both parties had until December 28 to reach an agreement. Unfortunately, the Swallows and Balentien could not come together. As a result, Balentien will become a free agent as per the first of December. In a previous post about him, you could…
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Pitch limit for Japanese high school pitchers
For the first time since Japanese high school baseball is played, pitchers will be limited to 500 pitches per week. The Japanese National High School Baseball Federation has decided to go with this rule to protect young pitchers from abuse. In the (recent) past it was pretty common that pitchers threw over 200 pitches per…