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vs. Carp – May 5-7 – Do You Believe in Miracles?

vs. Carp – May 5-7 – Do You Believe in Miracles?

Golden Week ended up being quite the golden week for Hanshin. With a stadium full of kids cheering them on, and a scoreboard with every name written in hiragana (syllabic Japanese, much easier for children to read than kanji), the players put on performances that gave every kid in attendance hopes and dreams for their…

@ BayStars – April 11-13 – Rain-Aided Sweep

@ BayStars – April 11-13 – Rain-Aided Sweep

Last year, the Tigers had success against just one team that finished higher than them in the standings: The Yokohama DeNA BayStars. This year, the hope was that the BayStars (along with the rest of the CL) would sit below Hanshin in the standings. The first matchup of the season was set to take place…

Tigers Devour Samurai Japan in Warm-Up

Tigers Devour Samurai Japan in Warm-Up

To see a few pictures of the game, click here Samurai Japan seemed to have found its stroke in a recent exhibition match against Chinese Taipei. With just two more practice games before the World Baseball Classic starts (on Tuesday, March 7), Hanshin was supposed to help them feel good about their lineup and pitchers…

Spring Training 2017 – 6th Cool* News

Spring Training 2017 – 6th Cool* News

* Check out the news from the 1st Cool, the 2nd Cool, the 3rd Cool, the 4th Cool or the 5th Cool if you want to look back on the month of February. In case you missed it, “cool” is not a correct transcription of the Japanese クール (which comes from the French cours = course / installment / season),…