Since their return in the Dutch hoofdklasse, Oosterhout Twins has acquired a Japanese pitcher every season. This year that won’t be any different. What will be different is that these pitchers will come from a club from the Japanese Baseball Challenge League, one of the premier Independent Leagues in Japan. This morning, Martin Aaldijk and…
It appears that Rick van den Hurk is to stay in Japan for the 2021 season. According to a Japanese news website, the Dutch hurler is about to be signed by the Yakult Swallows. After forty-three victories for the SoftBank Hawks, Rick appears not to be re-signed by the team from Fukuoka. But luckily the…
The Rakuten Golden Eagles made an official announcement about the return of pitcher Masahiro Tanaka. The 32-year old pitcher returns from New York where he spend seven years with the New York Yankees. The 32-year old RHP has opted to return to Japan after the Yankees did not quite hurry to re-sign him. In fact…
Former Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has signed a one-year deal with the Seibu Lions. The 40-year old returned to the old nest last season, the first time since he was posted back in 2006. Last season, Dice-K, how the former Red Sox ace was called by Red Sox nation, didn’t play an official game…
According to the Asahi (Sunrise) Shimbun, former MLB star Ichiro Suzuki will coach a Japanese high school team. At the end of this year, Ichiro will be at the helm of a team that has won the national championship at least once. It has always been a dream of the Japanese star to manage a…
Same opponent as last year, same result. A 4-0 sweep in games vs the Yomiuri Giants. Today’s game ended in a 4-1 victory for the Hawks, who outscored the Giants 26-4 over the stretch of four games. One can wonder if a dominance like this is good for any sport. But nevertheless, the Hawks were…
With the SoftBank Hawks having a comfortable 3-0 lead in games, it is a must win situation for the Yomiuri Giants today. But it will be hard as they play at the Pay Pay Dome, the home field of the Hawks. Today’s game will start at 18:30 local time (10:30 CET and 04:30 AM Eastern…
After the Yomiuri Giants did not stand a chance against the SoftBank Hawks yesterday, the team from Tokyo looked to rebound in game two. For the Giants, pitcher Oshiro Imamura took the mound. The SoftBank Hawks sent Kai Ishikawa out to start the game. Just like yesterday, it wasn’t much of a game as the…
Yesterday, the SoftBank Hawks clinched an easy win over the Yomiuri Giants in game one. Today, game two is played. Here is the link: http://live.qq.com/10064071?fbclid=IwAR3Km5nyTHt4UGSxXdaPTtLmIi0NQdSbSSzxW-nEdh8BzykLeso2GnsPjbs Enjoy.
