At long last, the Hanshin Tigers would make their 2016 Koshien Stadium debut. The season was off to a decent start, all without having played on their true home turf yet. Could they take the momentum from their successful road trip – and dominant win against the Giants Thursday – back to their “Sacred Ground”? Game…
Fukudome, Egoshi hit HRs, Tigers Romp 10-1 Last season, the Tigers won just 2 games at Tokyo Dome in 13 tries. They needed just 3 games to match the total under new manager Tomoaki Kanemoto. Game 12 – Thursday, 4/7: Despite the clean-up hitters striking out consecutively to Giants rookie pitcher Kentaro Taira, they were…
The Hanshin Tigers looked to continue their dominance against Chunichi under the dome in Osaka as the 2016 season raised its veil. Could they extend the 11-game win streak at Kyocera against the rebuilding Dragons? Game 1, Friday 3/25: As reported earlier this weekend (click here for recap), the series started on a rough note…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Kanemoto Orders 1st Rounder to Rest Start on Opening Day All but Official At the Central League Fan Meeting 2016 (on the 14th at Pacifico Yokohama), Hanshin manager Tomoaki Kanemoto (47) revealed his thinking about giving outfielder Shun Takayama (22) three days of forced rest in preparation for…
The Hanshin Tigers have signed Marcos Mateo (31) to a one-year,¥75-million deal, Sanspo.com reported on Thursday. The Dominican, who played for the Padres last season, boasts a 158 km/h fastball and a perfect 0.00 ERA in the Dominican Winter League this offseason. He will wear #38 and is considered a prime candidate to take over…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin officially signed Dominican pitcher Marcos Mateo (31), formerly of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball, as a candidate to be the team’s new closer next season, to a contract on the 14th. According to a team representative, the main terms of the contract have been agreed…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin announced on the 8th that they have signed pitcher Randy Messenger (34) to a contract for 2016. This season he started in 29 games, going 9-12 with a 2.97 ERA. Heading into his seventh season since joining the club in 2010, Messenger commented, “I want to prove…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら All six newcomers to the Hanshin Tigers were in attendance at the official presentation of the club’s draftees in Osaka on the 7th. First round pick, outfielder Shun Takayama (Meiji University), will wear number 9, second round pick, catcher Seishiro Sakamoto (Meiji), gets number 12, third round pick, pitcher Daichi…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Another huge tremor is shaking the Hanshin area. Pitcher Seung-hwan Oh (33), who has completed his 2-year contract with the Tigers and is being begged to come back, is being summoned to be investigated concerning illegal gambling overseas, reports Korean media. All the Korean newspapers were reporting this…
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin Gomez to Return Next 2/1! 1-year ¥200M Deal Official Hanshin reported that infielder Mauro Gomez (31) reached a deal with the team for 2016, signing his contract at a hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on the 4th. The one-year deal is said to be worth ¥200 million. I’m…