Celebrations were held in the Kansai area on Nov. 23 for the Hanshin Tigers’ first Japan Series title in 38 years and the third straight Pacific League pennant of the Orix Buffaloes.
NEW YORK (AP) Yoshinobu Yamamoto will become a free agent Tuesday and major league teams can sign him through 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 4. Nippon Professional Baseball notified Major League Baseball that the 25-year-old right-hander’s club, the Orix Buffaloes, was posting him for availability to MLB teams. MLB notified the 30 teams of […]