Source: Sanspo The Hanshin Tigers announced the death of former player Shintaro Yokota on the 18th. He was just 28 years old. Yokota was selected in the second round of the 2013 draft out of Kagoshima Jitsugyo High. He made his top-squad debut on Opening Day 2016 against the Chunichi Dragons, batting second. In 2017,…
This weekend was a rematch between the last two teams standing in the Central League last season. The Tigers got swept by the Swallows at Jingu to end manager Akihiro Yano‘s tenure with the team. In came new manager Akinobu Okada, who has a great head for the game and is said to be a…
2022 was the Year of the Tiger, and was supposed to be our year to win the pennant. As you surely know by now, that did not happen. But that does not mean it was not a year to remember! There was a lot to rejoice (and lament) over during the past 365 days. Here’s…
Source: Sports Nippon Serious, sensitive, and unable to tell a lie. These are wonderful attributes for a human being, but they are not necessarily a good fit for baseball managers. Hanshin Tigers ex-manager Akihiro Yano says he very seldom got a proper night’s sleep during his four-year tenure at the helm. “I’ve always been a…
This book was released during the 2021-22 offseason before ex-manager Akihiro Yano announced that he was resigning at the end of the 2022 season. But it was probably read by most people during the early parts of this year… and with timing being what it is, most of it probably fell on deaf ears. That…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, including the hiring of manager Akinobu Okada and the possible posting of pitcher Shintaro Fujinami. They also recap the final three games of the Tigers’ season before diving into the annual H-TEN Awards, given to all sorts of players and team events. In the post-show show, they name…
From our monthly Daily Sports column (Japanese) / デイリースポーツの連載コラムから So the Hanshin Tigers reached the playoffs despite an extremely poor start to the season. Congratulations! Let’s send off incumbent manager Akihiro Yano, who announced his resignation way back on January 31, with a miraculous playoff run! Meanwhile, the team appears to finally be ready to…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last ten games of Tigers baseball, roast departing manager Akihiro Yano one last time, and discuss what to expect out of the upcoming playoff series in Yokohama. For the record, Surprise Playoff Preview Part 1 was in 2019… Recorded on: October 2, 2022 Become a Patron and…
Source: Tigers Official Outfielder Yoshio Itoi announced his retirement on Tuesday morning after 19 seasons of professional baseball. Originally drafted as a pitcher by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2003, Itoi won multiple Golden Gloves, a batting title, a stolen base title, and played in many all-star games as well. He spent four seasons with…
Hosts T-Ray and Sanjay discuss team news, the last twelve games of Tigers baseball, and look at who the most likely (and preferred) candidates are to take over from current manager Akihiro Yano in 2023 and beyond. In the post-show show, they pay tribute to two 40-something legends of the game who both announced their…