Sanspo is reporting that Toritani has signed a monster contract (for Japan) with the Tigers: a 5-year deal worth ¥2-billion (around US$16.9 million). This means he will be with the organization at least through his 38th birthday, and likely for the remainder of his career. Management, among others, look forward to being able to retire…
It appears all the hubbub about Takashi Toritani heading to the major leagues was for naught. Yahoo News (among others) reports that Toritani contacted the club late last night saying he has given up on the long negotiations with the Blue Jays and has decided to come back to the Hanshin Tigers for 2015 and…
Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you had a great end to 2014 and have started 2015 well! I went to the Hanshin Department store at Umeda today and made sure to stop by the Tigers store on the 8th floor! Being the practical guy that I am, I didn’t buy much….
Fans voted on their top 10 news-making events of the year. Here they are. Video links have all been removed because the videos have been taken down from YouTube. #10 (tie): The Tiger Girls; Kubota of “JFK” Announces Retirement (22 votes) #9: Manager Yutaka Wada has his contract extended (33 votes) #8: Takahiro Arai leaves the club,…
Some of you may be aware of the Hanshin Tigers Fan Club. Others might not. Since the information on the team website is only in Japanese, it becomes even harder for English-speaking fans to get a service that is quite reasonable. I’ll break it down for you here: The cost for a year membership is…
The original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら Hanshin Tigers international free agent Takashi Toritani (33) has received an official offer from the Toronto Blue Jays to be their second baseman on the 23rd. Sources revealed that Toritani’s agent, Scott Boras (62) has met and negotiated with the team several days in a row. It…
Closer Seung-hwan Oh joined the Tigers before the 2014 season with an agreement to play two years, but the contract for that second year was not signed until yesterday. Now that he is officially back, the Tigers will start next year with the exact same four foreigners (the limit for active rosters in Nippon Professional Baseball)…
Most in Tigers History! Murton Signs 450 Million Yen Contract: “Just want to win” The original article, written by Daichi Shiraishi, can be seen here 元の記事は白石大地氏によって書かれた Next Season Murton Ties Kirkland and “god” Randy Bass for Longest Stay with Team The Tigers announced that on the 16th in Knoxville, Tennessee, they signed a one-year contract…
Becoming a Legend Tigers’ Messenger Looks to Catch the Great Bacque and Lead the Team to the Top The original article, written by Kenji Miki, can be found here 元の記事は三木建次氏によって書かれた Gonna be a legend! Pitcher Randy Messenger (33) signed a 2-year contract (worth 500 million yen) with the Tigers through the end of 2016 at…
Original article can be seen here 元の記事はこちら I’ll be the first to admit it. I was one of the more cynical Hanshin Tigers fans when I heard that shortstop Takashi Toritani had his heart set on playing in the major leagues starting in 2015. I mean, who would want a soon-to-be 34 year old who…