Randy Messenger arrived at Kansai International Airport late Friday night. This will be his seventh season with the club, tying him with all-time greats Gene Bacque and Jeff Williams for longest tenure with the team by a foreigner. Should he remain on for an eighth season, he would hold the mark by himself. When he…
The three imports from the Dominican Republic – 3rd year veteran Mauro Gomez and newly-signed relievers Marcos Mateo and Rafael Dolis – arrived safely in Japan on January 27th. The two newcomers had a press conference at team headquarters the following day. Here is a brief look at what the press reported on all three…
Here’s a vid I made before Christmas but never got around to editing and posting until recently. Enjoy! You can find the yellow-and-black convenience store here:
Original article can be found here 元の記事はこちら New Hanshin import infielder Matt Hague (30) had his induction press conference at the club’s headquarters on the 27th. He revealed that he got some advice from his good on-and-off-the-field buddy and 2015 teammate Munenori Kawasaki (Cubs 3A in 2016). How are you feeling? I’m excited. It was…
Host T-Ray talks about which players he will try to keep an eye on during spring training in Okinawa, which starts Monday, February 1. Check the Okinawa Spring Training Roster here: https://www.thehanshintigers.com/2016/01/23/spring-training-roster-announced/ Check the highlights from Shintaro Yokota and Naomasa Yohkawa here: https://www.thehanshintigers.com/2016/01/24/two-to-watch-in-2016/ Opening song – 君は君だけ – Kimi wa Kimi dake (Hakugaijin) Closing song –…
Two of our most promising prospects took part in the winter league in Taiwan back in early December. They both finished with decent numbers against inferior competition, but hopefully can parlay that into regular playing time on the big team either this year or next. Shintaro Yokota, OF (20): .304, 2 HR, 11 RBI Naomasa…
I’m really excited to be heading to Okinawa for the first week of spring training! Here is a list of the players who will be joining me down south. (Those not here will take part in the farm team camp in Aki, Kochi.) Pitchers Daiki Enokida, Atsushi Nohmi, Yuta Iwasada, Kyuji Fujikawa, Shintaro Fujinami, Minoru…
Mune’s Stamp of Approval! New Foreigner Hague Already a Japanese Master MLB free agent Munenori Kawasaki (34) opened his workout to the public in Fukuoka City on the 19th and gave newly acquired Hanshin Tigers foreigner (with the Blue Jays) Matt Hague (30) his stamp of approval. He praised not only his former teammate’s baseball…
Co-hosts T-Ray and Whiz-Oh talk about the latest team news, some HTEN news, and then we look at some New Year’s Resolutions that the pitchers could/should make. Opening song – 君は君だけ – Kimi wa Kimi dake (Hakugaijin) Closing song – Hanshin Tigers (Sim Redmond Band) Recorded on January 18, 2016 Got any questions or comments? Want to join…
The original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin announced on the 18th that they have signed a contract with Rafael Dolis (formerly of the Detroit Tigers AAA club in Toledo). He will wear number 98, becoming the first foreigner in team history to wear it. Dolis had this to say through a club representative:…