Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Seung-hwan Oh (33), who played for the Hanshin Tigers until the end of this season, underwent interrogations for illegal gambling activities in Seoul, South Korea on the 9th. According to local media, he has admitted to part of the allegations against him. Hanshin, who suspended their negotiations to…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin announced on the 8th that they have signed pitcher Randy Messenger (34) to a contract for 2016. This season he started in 29 games, going 9-12 with a 2.97 ERA. Heading into his seventh season since joining the club in 2010, Messenger commented, “I want to prove…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら All six newcomers to the Hanshin Tigers were in attendance at the official presentation of the club’s draftees in Osaka on the 7th. First round pick, outfielder Shun Takayama (Meiji University), will wear number 9, second round pick, catcher Seishiro Sakamoto (Meiji), gets number 12, third round pick, pitcher Daichi…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Another huge tremor is shaking the Hanshin area. Pitcher Seung-hwan Oh (33), who has completed his 2-year contract with the Tigers and is being begged to come back, is being summoned to be investigated concerning illegal gambling overseas, reports Korean media. All the Korean newspapers were reporting this…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら The other day, new Hanshin Tigers import Matt Hague made waves when he jumped the gun in reporting his signing with the club before it made an official announcement. His salary is an estimated ¥80 million (approximately US$650,000), which is much lower than the estimated ¥450 million (approximately…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin Gomez to Return Next 2/1! 1-year ¥200M Deal Official Hanshin reported that infielder Mauro Gomez (31) reached a deal with the team for 2016, signing his contract at a hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on the 4th. The one-year deal is said to be worth ¥200 million. I’m…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら New Hanshin Import AAA MVP Hague! High Hopes for “3B Batting 5th” Hague it is. We learned on the 20th that the Hanshin Tigers have successfully negotiated and reached a basic agreement with infielder Matt Hague (30) of the Toronto Blue Jays (MLB). The club has also made…
Original article (from Murton’s website) can be found here Announcement Hello, everyone. The other day, I received official notice from the Hanshin Tigers baseball club that they would not be offering me a contract for 2016. I am filled with thanks as I think of all the fans that have cheered me on and everyone…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら New Hanshin manager Tomoaki Kanemoto left the team’s fall camp in Aki, Kochi and returned to Osaka for business on the 4th. He intends to be back for the latter half of the camp but in his four days there, it seems the response has been positive enough….
On October 27, Hanshin Tigers new manager Tomoaki Kanemoto was a guest on the afternoon talk show “Chichin Puipui” (Abracadabra). He talked about his aspirations for the team, and was given a marker and a board on which to write his key word. He promptly wrote 変革 (henkaku) on the board and then explained that…