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A three-run error triggered a seven-run inning for the fourth-place Hiroshima Carp

U.S. bullpen blows lead; team nears elimination by The Associated Press | Today at 2:08 a.m. Japan's Takuya Kai, right, celebrate past United States' Eddy Alvarez after a baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 7-6. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Brandon Dickson, a 36-year-old who is nine seasons removed from the major leagues, was the first out of the bullpen and the first to stumble. Edwin Jackson, a 37-year-old released by five big-league teams, was the last. Four of seven U.S. relievers combined to give up five runs as the ...

Saitama Prefectural Police have arrested a top bicycle racer over the alleged sexual assault of a female acquaintance in Kawaguchi City

May 24, 2021 If Pacific League fans and teams look happier and more upbeat than usual, it’s probably because it’s that time of year again. Tuesday marks the start of interleague season, a period PL teams probably anticipate as much many in Japan look forward to Golden Week. Central League teams, meanwhile, would probably rather just keep playing each other. There was no interleague during the shortened 2020 season, as that part of the schedule was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s back this year and scheduled to run from Tuesday to June 13. If history is a guid...

There were two 2021 debuts that merited attention in NPB on Saturday. One was the return of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who stepped back on an NPB mound for the first time since 2013. The other was a relief appearance by Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pitcher Carter Stewart Jr. against the Seibu Lions at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. Tanaka garnered most of the headlines, but Stewart’s first steps in NPB could have a greater impact in the long run. Stewart was called upon to mop up in the ninth inning of the Hawks’ 7-1 win over the Lions. He threw 19 pi...