I'm grateful for the recent changes in the moderation of Hashtags via Mastodon but I really wished it had a "filter" option in the dropdown, like "add to new or existing filter", mute hashtag, etc. Now that sports season is back and there are a thousand and one teams and more people are active, using team and game specific hashtags, it's gonna be hard to chase, esp when people don't use universal sport hashtags like #Football#Soccer #baseball#Rugby, etc along with their team or game specific tags. It is exciting to see sports growing in the Fediverse, though. #Mastodon #dev#MastoDev
Okinawa Shogaku High School secured its first-ever Summer Koshien title at the National High School Baseball Championship on Saturday, defeating The Third High School of Nihon University 3-1 in the final. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/24/baseball/okinawa-school-koshien-title/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #okinawa#koshien #okinawashogakuhighschool
A work stoppage stemming from a lockout or strike would damage Major League Baseball just as the sport is enjoying renewed growth in revenue and popularity, two of the game's all-time greats said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/22/baseball/mlb/mlb-strike-lockout-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #dustybaker #sammysosa#salarycap
Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton hammered consecutive homers in the first inning as the New York Yankees powered past the host Tampa Bay Rays 13-3 by belting a franchise-record-tying nine home runs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/baseball/mlb/yankees-hr-record-tie/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #newyorkyankees #aaronjudge #codybellinger #josecaballero #giancarlostanton
Starting pitcher Shane Bieber, who won the 2020 Cy Young Award, is slated to make his debut with the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/19/baseball/mlb/shane-bieber-jays-debut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #shanebieber #torontobluejays
Is there any pitcher in NPB worthy of the Sawamura Award this year? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/18/baseball/sawamura-award-candidates-pitches/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #livanmoinelo #hiromiito #hirotosaiki #shokimurakami #tatsuyaimai #sawamuraaward
Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki could have taken an easier career path with a quicker payday. Instead he's determined to blaze his own unique trail to the top of the sport. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/17/baseball/rintaro-sasaki-stanford/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #rintarosasaki #stanford #us #california
Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masahiro Tanaka’s pursuit of 200 career victories between NPB and MLB, which would earn him a spot in the Meikyukai, appears to have stalled this season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/14/baseball/japanese-baseball/masahiro-tanaka-200-win-pursuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #masahirotanaka#yomiurigiants #meikyukai
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani tripled, walked, scored a run and also threw a season-high 4⅓ innings, but it was not enough as the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 6-5 win. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/14/baseball/mlb/angels-sweep-ohtani-dodgers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #shoheiohtani #losangelesangels #losangelesdodgers
Pete Alonso clubbed two of the New York Mets' six homers Tuesday night, enabling him to set the franchise's record for most career homers, during a 13-5 rout of the visiting Atlanta Braves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/13/baseball/alonso-mets-home-run-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #petealonso #newyorkmets #atlantabraves
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and his agent are being sued for allegedly causing a real estate investor and a broker to be removed from their jobs with a $240 million luxury housing development in Hawaii. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/13/baseball/ohtani-hawaii-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #shoheiohtani #hawaii
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DANGIT! i missed the polar bear’s record breaking homerun. Pete Alonso broke Darryl Strawberry’s career record of 252 homeruns ―and el oso polar has a good 10 more years in him. i can’t imagine how high that record’s gonna be by the time he retires.
today it was 253 and the #Mets are giving out plushie polar bears as a memento. nobody tell @Taweret
DANGIT! i missed the polar bear’s record breaking homerun. Pete Alonso broke Darryl Strawberry’s career record of 252 homeruns ―and el oso polar has a good 10 more years in him. i can’t imagine how high that record’s gonna be by the time he retires.
today it was 253 and the #Mets are giving out plushie polar bears as a memento. nobody tell @Taweret
With their National League West lead having dwindled down to just two games over the San Diego Padres, the Los Angeles Dodgers begin a key week against their Southern California rivals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/12/baseball/mlb/dodgers-pivotal-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #losangelesdodgers #shoheiohtani #daveroberts
A home run that reached the second deck at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Friday made Teruaki Sato the first NPB player to reach 30 homers this season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/11/baseball/teruaki-sato-home-run-surge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #teruakisato #hanshintigers #masanoriishikawa #tokyoyakultswallows #shintarofujinami #yokohamabaystars #hirototakahashi #chunichidragons
The San Francisco Giants' Justin Verlander recorded the 3,500th strikeout of his Hall of Fame career on Sunday, becoming the 10th pitcher to reach the milestone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/11/baseball/mlb/verlander-3500-strikeouts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #justinverlander#sanfranciscogiants
Jen Pawol became the first female home plate umpire in an MLB regular-season game on Sunday, calling balls and strikes in the Atlanta Braves' 7-1 home victory over the Miami Marlins. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/11/baseball/mlb/jen-pawol-female-home-plate-ump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #jenpawol #atlantabraves #miamimarlins
Team chairman and managing partner John Stanton made the announcement Saturday during the ceremony held to retire the No. 51 worn by Ichiro with the Mariners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/11/baseball/mlb/ichiro-statue-mariners-stadium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #ichiro #seattlemariners
A Hiroshima Prefecture high school hit by a bullying scandal has withdrawn from the hugely popular National High School Baseball Championship after a social media frenzy, officials said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/10/baseball/hiroshima-school-bullying-summer-koshien/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #hiroshima#koshien #koryohighschool #bullying
Blake Snell struck out 10 over five shutout innings and Shohei Ohtani blasted his 40th home run of the season to power the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-1 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday evening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/10/baseball/mlb/ohtani-reaches-40-homers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #shoheiohtani #losangelesdodgers #torontobluejays