Barnes were chosen to join a pair of starters: shortstop Xander Bogaerts and third baseman Rafael

Akiyama, who allowed one hit through the first four innings.... With the runner going, and the shortstop

Let’s put a hold on the obsession with Olympic gold — with models, sports scions and record-breakers.... So maybe it’s a cup of tea. Yes, the four-time, four-medal Olympian is an elite bobsledder.... Constant obstacles of office politics and logistical nightmares?...

Shohei Ohtani, of the Los Angeles Angels, laughs after being named the American League's starting pitcher for the MLB All-Star baseball game, on July 12, 2021, in Denver.... A 27-year-old in his fourth major league season with the Los Angeles Angels, Ohtani is the first two-way starter in the history of the All-Star Game, which began in 1933.... " This is what the fans want to see....

Keiji Takahashi of the Yakult Swallows pitches against the Orix Buffaloes in Game 2 of the Japan Series at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Nov.... Rookie Orix lefty Hiroya Miyagi( 0-1) allowed a run on five hits and a walk while striking out seven over 7-2/ 3 innings.... Miyagi appeared completely in control as he retired the first 16 batters he faced and then bounced back in two gritty at-bats to keep the game scoreless after allowing back-to-back one-out singles in the sixth....

Japan's Tetsuto Yamada crosses the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning in the Olympic baseball final at Yokohama Stadium on Aug.... Samurai Japan's Masato Morishita pitched five scoreless innings to earn the win, and four relievers completed the six-hit shutout.... " All the pitchers did a great job." U.S. starter Nick Martinez, who plays professionally in Japan, worked six innings....

A youth softball team from Kerrville, Texas, demonstrated remarkable determination by competing in a national tournament just days after their hometown was devastated by catastrophic flooding. David Muir, “ World News Tonight ” anchor and managing editor, spoke with the Texas Voodoo girls softball team who made the seven-hour journey to Oklahoma City for the USA National Gold tournament, despite their community being one of the hardest hit by the July 4 floods that claimed at least 132 lives and

Their win came about six months after the shooting rampage at Uvalde's Robb Elementary School left 21 dead." You stepped up helping those most in need.... Kevin Lamarque/ Reuters Biden said the community was devastated, and the team stepped up to offer support." You showed up.... I mean you really are--from management on down to ownership....

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani tips his cap toward the New York Yankees' dugout before batting during the first inning of a baseball game on June 30, 2021, in New York.... " I'll do my best to put on a show that will excite the fans," Ohtani said through the team.... Ohtani, who is also slated to be the first Japanese player to compete in the pre-game home run derby, could potentially bat and pitch in the All-Star Game at Denver's Coors Field on July 13, when the designated hitter rule will

Yakult Swallows third baseman Munetaka Murakami is awarded the Central League's MVP award in Tokyo, on Dec.... Murakami received 287 of the 306 first-place CL votes cast, while Yamamoto was a near unanimous selection, getting all but three of the PL's 286 first-place votes.... Both won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, when Japan's major leagues stopped play for nearly a month....