New manager Tomoaki Kanemoto participated in his first draft on October 22. What transpired early on was interesting. The Tigers and Swallows both put in a bid for Shun Takayama, and so they drew ballots to see which club would get negotiating rights. Kanemoto drew first, grabbing one ballot, then putting it down and picking…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Tomoaki Kanemoto has just become new manager of the Hanshin Tigers, but already he is trying to toughen up team captain Takashi Toritani (34) with words like “Your whole season left something to be desired.” He called the team’s main players and staff together in the clubhouse on the…
Today I finally got to watch last Friday night’s “Nekketsu Taiga-su To-“ (Fervent Tigers Party) and they caught up with Matt Murton at Kansai International Airport. Murton was very frank and told things like they were. He even insinuated that the team is to blame for his not returning. I didn’t think a show like…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら The day after the Climax Series ended in a loss for the Hanshin Tigers, outfielder Matt Murton headed back to America on the 13th. Every year he frankly shares his feelings with the press on his way out of Japan at Kansai International Airport, but this year he…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Former Hanshin Tiger and Daily Sports columnist Tomoaki Kanemoto (47) accepted an offer to become the club’s 33rd manager, according to an October 17th report. Kanemoto replied to a request from Daily Sports in Hiroshima saying that he informed club president Nobuo Minami’s offer to become manager of…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら “I knew before the season started…” Adios, Tigers. When asked by our staff directly, Hanshin outfielder Matt Murton (34) got candid with us about being left out of the team’s plans for next season. Despite signing for 450 million yen last offseason, a club record high salary for…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin has decided not to renew manager Yutaka Wada‘s contract beyond this season. Reports indicate that team owner Nobuya Sakai and team president Nobuo Minami held a top secret meeting in Kobe on the afternoon of the 24th to discuss Wada’s future with the team. As the gap…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Reports on the 16th indicate that Hanshin manager Yutaka Wada (53) is considering calling Nelson Perez (27) up from the farm in an attempt to win the league pennant. Gomez is slumping in September, hitting just .167, and Murton has been showing mental instability as he shows his…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら With the U-18 Baseball World Cup being held in Osaka, many scouts from the Braves, Mariners, Reds and other major league clubs were watching closely from the seats behind home plate at Koshien Stadium during yesterday’s game between the Hanshin Tigers and Yakult Swallows. Naturally they got a good look…
The original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin Electric Railway gave unofficial word on the 24th that they intend on keeping Yutaka Wada (52) on board as manager next year. With 30 games left this season, Wada’s fourth as manager (a one-year deal), the team is 2.5 games ahead of the second place Giants….