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,…
Source: Daily Sports “Yossan” has some advice to help the team to its first Nippon Series Championship in 35 years. Yoshio Yoshida, who has been named overseer or the Koshien Museum, was in attendance at the museum’s business meeting at a hotel in Osaka on the 21st. “They have a chance this year,” he said,…
T-Ray and Zorny are back to talk about their five favorite games of 2019. We overlapped some, but you still get to see a lot of good highlights in this edition, too!
He came in and somewhat quelled fans’ disappointment in Wilin Rosario’s performance. He looked calm and poised at the plate and at first base. The team kept him around for a second season, but he wasn’t able to impress the team enough to get more than that…
Source: Daily Sports New Hanshin import infielder Justin Bour sat down with Daily Sports recently in a Washington suburb and revealed that he is taking after ex-Miami Marlins teammate Ichiro and training without taking any days off this offseason. The team hopes he can bat fourth, as he has shown evidence of power with his…
America started baseball. America started KFC. America popularized Christmas. America loves curses and conspiracy theories. How did all of these come over to Japan in one fowl swoop? And how do they relate to Hanshin? Read on…
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.