Shohei Ohtani has nothing to do with the Hanshin Tigers… but I’m still going to review this book on my site, if you don’t mind. My first-ever NPB regular season game (June 18, 2014) saw him on the bump with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters against my beloved Tigers, and he dominated. I had heard he…
From the Daily Sports Online column / デイリースポーツオンラインの連載コラムから Japan is riding a perfect baseball wave right now. If you think about it, this perfect storm has been in the works for 5 years now. Ever since Shohei Ohtani took MLB by storm in 2018, there has been a heightened interest in the country and league…
Original Article (also Written by T-Ray) Can Be Found Here The news came just three days after his manager told the media he was not concerned about his prodigy’s shortened start on the mound (September 2). A new tear in the UCL in his right arm. His throwing arm. The two-way player would have to…
The good news is that the Tigers have finished playing in Pacific League parks for another year. The bad news is that they had their worst week of the season and looked terrible in doing so. This series was no different. Other than being able to squeeze out a victory in the middle game. Read…