Based on the Daily Sports Online column / デイリースポーツオンラインの連載コラムから “Hats off to you, James, because you’ve been able to do something that I have put off for too long. You wrote a book. You’re a published author. If nothing else, you’ve got something to show your kids and grandkids and say, ‘I wrote this.’” Not…
Former Hanshin Tigers outfielder Jerry Sands (2020-21) has been appointed international scout by the team. At the same time, Andy Sheets (2005-07) has stepped down from that same position. The move will take effect in January 2023. According to the club’s official website, the men made the following comments: Sands: “After playing for the Tigers…
Name (Japanese): アーロン・ウィルカーソン Date of Birth: May 24, 1989 Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas, USA High School: Midway High School (Waco, TX) University: Cumberland U (Tennessee) Family Status: Married, four children Height: 191 cm (6’3″) Weight: 95 kg (209 lbs) Threw/Batted: Right/Right Position: Pitcher Wore #: 52 Originally signed by: Undrafted (Boston Red Sox bought contract in…
Name (Japanese): アデルリン・ロドリゲス Date of Birth: November 18, 1991 Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic High School: Centro Educativo Los Palmares (Santo Domingo) Family Status: Married, two daughters, one son Position: First Base Height: 192 cm (6’3″) Weight: 95 kg (209 lbs) Threw/Batted: Right/Right Wore #: 91 Originally signed by: New York Mets (Free agent, 2008) Previously Played for: Orix…
You can also find this interview in English and Japanese here. There will also be a series of videos on YouTube someday. Host T-Ray had the privilege of chatting with former Hanshin Tigers slugger Justin Bour (2020) for this interview. Enjoy! Recorded on: September 7, 2022 Become a Patron and receive rewards! patreon.com/thehanshintigers Contact us…
Name (Japanese): チェン・ウェイン Name (Chinese): 陳 偉殷 Date of Birth: July 21, 1985 Hometown: Kaohsiung, Taiwan High School: Kao-Yuan Vocational High School of Technology & Commerce (Taiwan) University: National Taiwan Sport University Family Status: Married, two sons (?) Height: 183 cm (6’0″) Weight: 90 kg (198 lbs) Throws/Bats: Left/Right Wore #: 14 Originally signed by: Chunichi Dragons, 2003…
Based on the Daily Sports column / デイリースポーツオンラインの連載コラムから Hanshin Tigers English News (H-TEN) has put out over 160 podcast episodes in just over seven years. There have been four main co-hosts (WhizOh, Joe, JD, and Sanjay) and a few guests along the way, too. I have had a ton of fun talking Hanshin baseball with…
Source: Sports Nippon Serious, sensitive, and unable to tell a lie. These are wonderful attributes for a human being, but they are not necessarily a good fit for baseball managers. Hanshin Tigers ex-manager Akihiro Yano says he very seldom got a proper night’s sleep during his four-year tenure at the helm. “I’ve always been a…
This book was released during the 2021-22 offseason before ex-manager Akihiro Yano announced that he was resigning at the end of the 2022 season. But it was probably read by most people during the early parts of this year… and with timing being what it is, most of it probably fell on deaf ears. That…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, including the hiring of manager Akinobu Okada and the possible posting of pitcher Shintaro Fujinami. They also recap the final three games of the Tigers’ season before diving into the annual H-TEN Awards, given to all sorts of players and team events. In the post-show show, they name…