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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

For the Detroit Tigers, who are on pace to win their most games since 1984 — when they went 104-58 on the way to the franchise's last World Series triumph — not much matters before October. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/17/baseball/mlb/detroit-tigers-not-satisfied/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #tarikskubal #detroittigers #ajhinch
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Kyle Schwarber smashed three home runs on three swings in a tiebreaker swing-off to lift the National League over the American League 4-3 in the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/baseball/mlb/nl-edges-al-all-star-game/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #mlballstargame#kyleschwarber #shoheiohtani
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Tony Clark, the executive director of the MLBPA, doubled down on his opposition to a salary cap, saying that such a change to the game's economic structure would move the game "backward." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/baseball/mlb/mlbpa-blasts-salary-cap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #tonyclark #mlbpa #robmanfred
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Dan Serafini, a former MLB pitcher who also played four seasons in NPB, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting that claimed the life of his father-in-law and left his mother-in-law injured. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/baseball/serafini-murder-guilty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #danserafini#chibalottemarines #orixbuffaloes #us
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

The American League and National League announced their lineups for Tuesday's All-Star Game at Atlanta with Shohei Ohtani leading off for the NL and Gleyber Torres at the top for the AL. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/15/baseball/mlb/ohtani-torres-all-star/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #shoheiohtani#gleybertorres #mlballstargame
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Bobby Jenks, a member of the 2005 Chicago White Sox World Series championship team, died after a battle with Stage 4 adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer, on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/06/baseball/mlb/bobby-jenks-dies-44/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #bobbyjenks #chicagowhitesox #obituary
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga showed positive progress toward his return to the starting rotation after pitching into the fourth inning of his Double-A rehab start on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/06/baseball/mlb/senga-rehab-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #newyorkmets #kodaisenga
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani made his fourth start of the season for the Dodgers and went two scoreless innings on 31 pitches, but the Dodgers pitching faltered from there. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/06/baseball/mlb/ohtani-dodgers-astros/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #shoheiohtani #losangelesdodgers #houstonastros
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Los Angeles Dodgers had a full night Wednesday, watching Clayton Kershaw record his 3,000th strikeout while Freddie Freeman capped a three-run ninth-inning rally with a game-ending single. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/03/baseball/mlb/kershaw-reaches-3000-ks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #losangelesdodgers #claytonkershaw #shoheiohtani #mookiebetts #freddiefreeman
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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Baseball star Wander Franco was given a two-year suspended sentence by a court in the Dominican Republic on Thursday after being found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage girl. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/27/baseball/wander-franco-found-guilty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #wanderfranco#tampabayrays #sexcrimes
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani joined New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as the first two players to earn nods for next month’s MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/27/baseball/mlb/ohtani-named-all-star-starter-dh/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #shoheiohtani #aaronjudge #mlballstargame #losangelesdodgers