If you were to ask me who my favorite all-time Hanshin Tiger is, it wouldn’t take me too long to answer. Matt Murton, the fiery-spirited redhead who not only wowed fans with his on-field performance but endeared himself to them with his congeniality off the field as well.
Original Daily Sports Article Here / デイリーのコラムの日本語版はこちら Jefry Marte got called up to the top squad today, but how short will the leash be that already has him fastened to the doghouse door? After all, he chose to don the most sacred jersey non-retired jersey number the team has, #31 – that of legend Masayuki…
Original Article in Daily Sports HERE 元の記事はこちら It’s that time of year when Hanshin reloads its roster. Players come and players go, and the expectations on new import talent is sky-high. The way things have gone lately, one can’t help but reminisce fondly on the days when Matt Murton was in the heart of the…
Hanshin has added a couple of arms to the pitching staff in the past few days, alleviating some of the worries that they were being left behind this offseason.
Former Hanshin Tigers great Matt Murton has been seen here and there over the past few days, as he’s done a whirlwind tour of Japan. He arrived on September 15th, and will head back to America on the 20th. The purpose of his trip? “I just wanted to encourage people who have gone through some…
Some Japanese questions taken from the team official site. Others can be found here. Some answers taken from TV report (English) and others were translated. — Tell us about yourself, and how you feel about becoming a member of the team. EN: Ohayo gozaimasu! My name is Efren Navarro. I’m excited to be here, and…
< Previous Next > Date: October 13, 2013 Shinjiro Hiyama had a long, productive career with the Tigers. He played 22 seasons, all with Hanshin, and finished 4th all-time in games played (1959), 9th in home runs (159) and 9th in runs batted in (707). This in spite of being used primarily as a pinch…
The original article is here 元の記事はこちら Fate led a Canadian in Ashiya to be swooned by the pinstripes. His name is Trevor Raichura (42) and he is a self-proclaimed Nicholas Cage look-alike university English instructor. (Note: I myself do not think I look like Cage… but Japanese people seem to!) He’s only been a fan…
Hanshin has recently announced the signing of first baseman Jason Rogers. Apparently he is quite excited to be joining the team, as he answered a random fan’s direct messages on Twitter about his arrival date (before the deal was officially announced), and simply tweeted the words “Hanshin Tigers!!” a day later. (The tweet has since…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin’s Senior Advisor, Yutaka Wada (54) has started a special column. In this one, he answers a reader’s question: “Which imports in Hanshin history left a mark on you?” Wada answered thusly: The first import that left an impression on me was Randy Bass, who was with the…