the American League outstanding player by fellow major leaguers in the annual Players Choice Awards

22, 2023 4 AM PT Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link URLCopied!... Easton had three head surgeries and, his father said, will suffer residual effects of the injuries for the rest of his life.... Oxnard resident Buddy Salinas sent the bat to Randazzo to give to Easton....

major leaguer who has played in NPB since 2011, first with the Yakult Swallows in the Central League

Daiki Tajima, Ogino took Orix closer and former major leaguer Yoshihisa Hirano deep to open the ninth

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allows two runs over seven innings to earn his eighth win as the Pacific League-leading Orix Buffaloes beat the Seibu Lions 5-3 at MetLife Dome outside Tokyo on July 2, 2021.... The right-hander went to the mound at MetLife Dome in the bottom of the first with a two-run lead, after cleanup hitter Yutaro Sugimoto opened the scoring in the first with a two-run home run, his 18th.... Sugimoto went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs....

Listen 3 min Share Comment on this story Comment Luis Rubiales, the head of Spain’s soccer federation, is under fire for kissing midfielder Jennifer Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s World Cup win Sunday.... In September, 15 players sent an email to Spain’s soccer federation, reportedly raising concerns about the management of the national team.... The federation and Rubiales stuck by Coach Jorge Vilda, who then didn’t select 12 of those 15 players for the World Cup squad.“ We’ve suffered

The Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani speaks to reporters after the All-Star Game in Denver, on July 13, 2021.... Question: Is Ohtani popular in the U.S.?... Ohtani garnered a whopping 63% of fan votes to be the American League's DH for this season's All-Star Game and started the game as well, becoming the first person in major league history to be selected to the Midsummer Classic as both a pitcher and position player....

SoftBank Hawks ace Kodai Senga pitches against the Lotte Marines in an 11-3 Pacific League loss at Chiba's Zozo Marine Stadium on July 6, 2021.... Senga( 1-1), who hurt his ankle in his April 6 season debut, threw hard but lacked touch and command.... The 28-year-old right-hander was named to Japan's Olympic team on Monday after Yomiuri Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano pulled out....

Yasunobu Okugawa of the Yakult Swallows pitches during a Central League game against the DeNA BayStars on Sept.... Okugawa( 8-3) allowed three hits and struck out four in an 84-pitch effort at Jingu Stadium.... " I wasn't in good form but managed to be creative with my pitches," said the right-hander, who also helped his team with his trip to the plate....

Israel's national baseball team is pictured after winning the Africa-European Olympic qualifying tournament on Sept.... Or in the winter of 2017-2018, when Peter Kurz, the manager of that kids' team, recruited Israel's current manager, Eric Holz, by mapping out a potential route to the Tokyo Olympics on a napkin.... " We met in New York City for breakfast....