Sources: Yahoo / Daily / Daily The Chiba Lotte Marines announced on March 10 that they have signed ex-Hanshin Tigers infielder Takashi Toritani (38) to a one-year deal for the 2020 season. He will earn an estimated ¥16 million ($150,000) and wear #00. Marines’ skipper Tadahito Iguchi had this to say about signing Toritani: “He…
Sources: NPB / Hanshin Tigers / Hanshin Tigers The 12 pro baseball teams that comprise NPB reached a decision today that all remaining exhibition games (scheduled from February 29 – March 15) will be played, but will not be attended by the general public. This ruling will also include spring practice games held by the…
New decade, new hope! Akihiro Yano and the Hanshin Tigers will be opening camp in just over a week. The club has announced which players are going to be starting at which campground. Keep in mind, call-ups and send-downs are possible during the month… Anyhow, here is the basic schedule and squad divisions for this…
Sources: Bunshun / Daily / Daily Moriya’s Wife Accuses Him of Abuse, Infidelity Hanshin pitcher Koki Moriya (26) was notified by legal authorities that his wife had filed papers to prosecutors that alleged his physical and verbal abuse over the course of their entire six-year marriage. Things came to a head on April 26, 2018,…
Welcome to 2020, a new decade and a brand new beginning for Hanshin Tigers baseball! In case you have been hibernating through the first months of the offseason, this is a quick primer to fill you in on the changes that went down.
The Hanshin Tigers have added an eighth foreigner to the roster for 2020, signing relief pitcher Jon Edwards. What is the team aiming to do in 2020? Will they be able to keep all 8 guys happy? Our thoughts…
The wave of new imports continues as the Tigers bring in reliever Robert Suarez from the SoftBank Hawks and outfielder Jerry Sands from the Kiwoom Heroes (KBO). Read more about the initial reaction from both men here.
Rafael Dolis spent four solid seasons with the Tigers and has more saves than any other import player in team history. Unfortunately, that was not enough for the team to sign him on any longer.
The Hanshin Tigers announced on the 15th that they have signed right-handed pitcher Joe Gunkel (27) to a contract for next season. A Florida native, Gunkel has never made it up to the majors, but has a 45-39 record with 12 saves in 172 combined minor league games…
Hanshin announced on the 14th that it has reached a deal with former Los Angeles Angels infielder Justin Bour (31). It will be a single-year deal worth $2.5 M (¥275 M), and the hopes are that the slugger will help solve Akihiro Yano’s Tigers run-production problem.