The Hanshin Tigers have been hard at work down in Okinawa. Camp started on February 1, and runs through the 27th. Starting this weekend, practice games will become more frequent, and we will see which players are going to get more playing time during the March exhibition games, and which will end up in the…
This is the team’s first spring training in Okinawa as defending champions! It is interesting to see which players are going full throttle from the start, and which will take things a bit more slowly at the second squad camp. Read on for tentative schedules and rosters for both camps, which are approximately 30 minutes…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, update you on the import players, and then go in-depth into the team’s depth charts as of the start of spring training. In the post-show show, T-Ray introduces his two side projects in Japanese (stand fm & Radiotalk), and the guys announce their desire to try something new…
New decade, new hope! Akihiro Yano and the Hanshin Tigers will be opening camp in just over a week. The club has announced which players are going to be starting at which campground. Keep in mind, call-ups and send-downs are possible during the month… Anyhow, here is the basic schedule and squad divisions for this…
Here’s all you need to know (for now) about the upcoming month of spring practices, practice games, rosters, and more!
Camp is over! The team packed up late this morning and are on their way back to mainland. Exhibition season up here starts on March 3 (in Fukuoka, where they’re selling “open seating” all-you-can-eat tickets for ¥2500) and runs through the 25th. Looking forward to see how the field and mound start to take shape!…
We’re most of the way through this long meal called Spring Training. The fifth course is now in the books, and on this, Wilin Rosario‘s 29th birthday, we bring you the news of the past 3 days. First, Rosario took some time during batting practice to teach struggling outfielder Taiga Egoshi about hitting. We can…
It’s another precious day off for our heroes on the diamond, so let’s look back on the last few days of spring training action! First, the “news”: Newly acquired relief pitcher Diego Moreno looked good pitching in the bullpen and in live batting practice. Some have called him a “skinny Mateo” – he uses the…
If you’ve been following us on Facebook, you know we’re excited about the upcoming season. We’ve been counting down the days until next season using the players’ jerseys. Check it out if you get a chance. (And “like” the page, too, please!) Anyhow, here is the basic schedule and squad divisions for this year’s spring…
* Check out the news from the 1st Cool, the 2nd Cool, the 3rd Cool, the 4th Cool or the 5th Cool if you want to look back on the month of February. In case you missed it, “cool” is not a correct transcription of the Japanese クール (which comes from the French cours = course / installment / season),…