As seen in Daily Sports (Japanese) / デイリースポーツの連載コラム・トレバーの虎場から Happy New Year everyone! I hope that your 2022, the Year of the Tiger(s), is a much more prosperous year than last year was. It seems as though Covid-19 is not going away any time soon, which means we have to remain vigilant against its contagious nature….
Since his arrival on the scene in 2016 (as far as top-squad goes), Fumihito Haraguchi has been a fan favorite. He’s been an H-TEN favorite, too. His first month as a pro was capped by being named Hitter of the Month in the Central League. He made the all-star team that year, too, and it…
Name (Japanese): ジェリー・サンズ Date of Birth: September 28, 1987 Hometown: Middletown, New York Family Status: Married, two sons Positions: Left Field, First Base Height: 193 cm (6’4″) Weight: 102 kg (225 lbs) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wore #: 52 Originally Drafted by: Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008 (Round 25) Signed With Tigers on: December 20, 2019 Top Squad…
Source: Hanshin Tigers HP The Hanshin Tigers unveiled their new slogan for the upcoming season. In Japanese it is イチにカケル (ichi ni kakeru). In English, this can be roughly translated as “Betting on One” or “Putting One on the Line”. Hard to translate because it kind of has a multiplicity of meanings. Anyhow, about the…
Name (Japanese): ジョン・エドワーズ Date of Birth: January 8, 1988 Hometown: Chicago, Illinois High School: Keller High (Texas) Family Status: Married, three sons Position: Relief Pitcher Height: 196 cm (6’5″) Weight: 108 kg (238 lbs) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wore #: 42 Originally drafted by: St. Louis Cardinals, 2006 (Round 14) Signed With Tigers on: December 21, 2019 Top…
For Daily’s article with pictures, click here The 2021 draft picks got their new uniforms today. Below is the list of new numbers given out, as well as the most recent and most famous players to have worn the numbers. Round 1: Daichi Moriki – #20: Kenichi Nakata (2020-21) / Yasuhiko “Dump” Tsuji (1968-74) “I…
The news has been fairly plentiful in the past couple of weeks while I have been taking an extended break from the updates. We’ll stick to the basics here. First and foremost, the Tigers have decided not to renew the contracts of two foreigners: outfielder Jerry Sands and reliever Jon Edwards. Both joined the team…
As seen in Daily Sports Online (Japanese) / デイリースポーツの連載コラムから I want to introduce you to my friend, John. He and I met around five years ago when we were two of the only foreigners in attendance at a Stryper concert in Osaka. What I found out about John that day was that when he has…
Akihiro Yano looked every bit the inexperienced manager in Game 1, leaving two of his power bats on the bench and calling for a hit-and-run that backfired in the fifth. The result was that the Tigers needed a win (or tie) in this one, or the season would come to a premature end. And this…
And so it begins. October was a good month for the Tigers, despite not taking home the pennant. On the other hand, the Giants had a historically bad month, finishing below .500 but secured the third spot. In the playoffs, none of that matters, other than the Tigers being able to host the entire best-of-three…