Former Hanshin Tigers outfielder Jerry Sands (2020-21) has been appointed international scout by the team. At the same time, Andy Sheets (2005-07) has stepped down from that same position. The move will take effect in January 2023. According to the club’s official website, the men made the following comments: Sands: “After playing for the Tigers…
From Daily Sports Column (Japanese) / デイリースポーツオンラインの連載コラムから The Tigers’ woes continue in large part due to their lack of run support for the excellent pitching staff they have fielded this year. After their twenty-one-game streak of allowing 3 runs or fewer came to an end on May 20, they have had two games of giving…
Some of you might know that we did a really fun interview series with Jerry Sands last year. (If you did not know that, you might want to check it out. Plus our interviews with Mel Rojas Jr and Joe Gunkel and Matt Murton… plus keep your eyes open for one with Kyle Keller coming…
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you are ready for an exciting year of Hanshin Tigers baseball! H-TEN has got your needs covered! You might want a little primer into what has happened this offseason before anything else, though. First, if you want a full look at the new roster, check here. Now, on to…
Name (Japanese): ジェリー・サンズ Date of Birth: September 28, 1987 Hometown: Middletown, New York Family Status: Married, two sons Positions: Left Field, First Base Height: 193 cm (6’4″) Weight: 102 kg (225 lbs) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wore #: 52 Originally Drafted by: Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008 (Round 25) Signed With Tigers on: December 20, 2019 Top Squad…
The news has been fairly plentiful in the past couple of weeks while I have been taking an extended break from the updates. We’ll stick to the basics here. First and foremost, the Tigers have decided not to renew the contracts of two foreigners: outfielder Jerry Sands and reliever Jon Edwards. Both joined the team…
The Tigers got off to a good start, though the 3-0 score was a deceptive one – it could have (and should have) been much greater of a lead than that. And then, it vanished. Yuki Nishi walked a batter with two outs in the bottom of the third and came completely unraveled… single, home…
Despite getting the leadoff man on base five times tonight, the Tigers bats were simply unable to push anyone across home plate. That is mostly because the same three guys kept getting on base, but the rest of the batters did pretty much nothing. Great outing by rookie Masashi Itoh goes to waste. Swallows win,…
At long last on his eighth attempt, Yuki Nishi has joined the 100-win club. He threw 5 innings and gave up just one run, and thankfully, Jerry Sands came through with the winning RBI as Nishi’s pinch hitter. The relievers held tight, and closer Robert Suarez became the fourth pitcher in club history to record…
Coming from behind to win games feels good, but falling behind early game in and game out, well, does not feel so good. Once again, the Tigers’ starter – in this case, Masashi Itoh – surrendered three runs in the game’s first three innings… and our bats only really came to life in the fifth…