Currently, yours truly is spending his vacation in Japan. The first four days are spent in Tokyo. Today several visits were planned. One of them was the Tokyo Dome, in order to buy two caps (one for myself and one for a friend of mine) of the Yomiuri Giants. When my wife and I arrived…
Great news for Czech baseball fans as Marek Chlup has been added to the NPB roster of the Yomiuri Giants. A first in Japanese baseball. In September, 2024, Marek Chlup signed a so-called developmental contract with Nippon Professional Baseball’s Yomiuri Giants. It was the first for Japanese baseball that a player from the Czech Republic…
Turn back the clock jerseys… Something that happens quite a lot in MLB. In Japan, it is not that common. But during the coming season, the Hanshin Tigers and the Yomiuri Giants will wear jerseys based on those from 1936 in six games. Three of those games will be played at the famed Koshien Stadium…
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.
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…
Since the announcement by the NPB to start the season on June 19, the NPB players have been training again. Since yesterday, June 2nd, the teams are playing practice games again but behind closed doors. But after just one day of practice games, two players have been tested positive on COVID19. Reigning Central League MVP…
