The Tigers ended interleague on a downer, having lost four straight series to Pacific League opponents. Meanwhile, the Baystars caught fire during that stretch. The six-game lead once held by the Tigers was down to 2.5… and then they proceeded to completely give it away, as the Baystars swept them in Yokohama back in June….
A mysterious decision to call Friday’s game because of rain that never came meant this series was just a two-gamer. The first one was a tight game, and the Tigers kind of blew a big chance in the bottom of the sixth inning. Having already tied the game on a Yusuke Ohyama RBI double, there…
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Coming off a three-game sweep of the Dragons on the road, the Tigers returned to Koshien Stadium for the weekend. They were greeted by a hungry Carp team that feasted on struggling (and now farmed) pitcher Koyo Aoyagi. Though the team brought that game to a tie at the mid-way point, the bullpen pitchers had…
The weather in Hiroshima was not great this week. The farm boys had a road trip out that way, too, and had two games called due to rain. The top squad only did a half-game better. Tuesday’s game was played to completion (and what a game it was!), but Wednesday got called before it even…
A new season is upon us, folks! It is always exciting when Hanshin Tigers baseball is on the telly every day, and we can enjoy seeing our heroes doing what they do best. Going up against the weaker half of the Baystars’ rotation helped. They did not have Imanaga ready, and injuries to Ohnuki and…
If you are a new fan and are not particularly familiar with the team, let this be your introduction! We are going to break down the entire roster for you very briefly so you can get a feel for who is whom, what they have done, and what they might do in 2023 and beyond….
There is a lot of talk about this team being young, is there not? It is definitely true that the oldest position player is just 31 years old. That said, many of the regulars are now in their late 20s and I for one feel like we need an injection of new blood in the…
Happy New Year to everyone out there. We are slowly but surely creeping closer to the start of spring training, which means it is time to catch everyone up to speed on roster movements that have taken place between the last playoff game of 2022 and the beginning of official team workouts in 2023! Here…
The 2022 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. (Source: Tigers Official) Round 1: OF Shota Morishita – #1: Takashi Toritani (2004-19) / Toritani, Tom O’Malley (1991-94) “My goal in my…