NPB: Former Yankees reliever leaves MLB for Japan with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows

NPB Former Yankees reliever leaves MLB for Japan with the

The Tokyo Yakult Swallows they have signed the pitcher right-handed AJ Cole to a one-year deal worth approximately $ 800.4 K. Although Cole has worked almost exclusively as a reliever in recent years, the Swallows are interested in using it as a starter. Cole, who will turn 30 in January, signed a minor league contract … Read more

SIGNING IN JAPAN could benefit Candelita Iglesias in MLB free agency

SIGNING IN JAPAN could benefit Candelita Iglesias in MLB free

By Juan Páez In the coming days, Jose Iglesias it could increase your chances of finding a team for the 2022 Major League Baseball season. The reason is that, according to Yahoo! Japan, shortstop Freddy Galvis would be very close to signing a contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, to go play in Nippon Professional … Read more

LAST MINUTE: After being FIRED, he could return to Japan STELLAR Cuban shortstop

LAST MINUTE After being FIRED he could return to Japan

By Robiel Vega / @ robielcuba87 Days ago it was made public that the Chibba Lotte Marines team released shortstop from Santiago and former major leagues Adeiny Hechavarría and would not renew his contract, but news that comes from the Land of the Rising Sun, through the newspaper Sponichi, link the Cuban again with the … Read more

GOODBYE Japan: FIRED another Cuban player in the NPB

GOODBYE Japan FIRED another Cuban player in the NPB

By José Alejandro Rodríguez Zas Yesterday, on this website itself, we reported on the dismissal of Cuban player Rusney Castillo by the Rakuten Eagles team, a franchise of the Japan Professional Baseball League (NPB), in the midst of all the wave of renewals, hiring and dismissals that are taking place these days in the Japanese … Read more

MLB: Yankees release rookie first baseman; could sign for japan

MLB Yankees release rookie first baseman could sign for japan

The New York Yankees they released the rookie Chris Gittens, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. The huge first baseman is likely to look for an opportunity with a team from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. The move opens a spot on New York’s 40-man list, which now sits at 39. This type of move is … Read more

WWE will stop broadcasting in Japan on J Sports after 25 years

WWE will stop broadcasting in Japan on J Sports after

Sebastian Martinez Nov 25, 2021 at 09:54 Bad news keeps coming from WWE regarding Japan. In the last hours, J Sports, a sports satellite television channel produced and broadcast by Jupiter Sports, has communicated that on January 31, 2022 it will stop broadcasting Raw and SmackDown. “Notice of termination of the transmissions of ‘WWE Raw’ … Read more

Shohei Ohtani rejected recognition from the government of Japan for ‘being too soon’

Shohei Ohtani rejected recognition from the government of Japan for

Right now the big star of MLB is undoubtedly the Japanese Shohei Ohtani, who comes from winning unanimously the MVP of the American League after having perhaps the best individual season of Major League Baseball history, and because of this he is receiving awards left and right, being the true pride of Japan and upon … Read more

NPB: After six years in MLB, Venezuelan infielder will try his luck in Japan

The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters signed free agent infielder Renato Nunez, according to various reports from Japan. Nunez’s one-year contract will pay him 180 million yen plus incentives, which is equivalent to approximately US $ 1.6 million. The Venezuelan Núñez goes to Nippon Professional Baseball after six years in the majors, standing out for a 31-homer … Read more

Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka could cancel his contract in Japan and return to New York

Lhe New York Yankees are one of the teams hoping to strengthen themselves in a great way to finally break their championship drought next season, and with the incentive that they will only have two free agents for 2022 with Corey Kluber and Anthony Rizzo, likely Brian Cashman and Hal Steinbrenner Go for some signatures … Read more

MLB: Kansas City Royals player leaves MLB to go to Japan or Korea

The Kansas City Royals are in the middle of rebuilding and outside of the enormous season of its legendary catcher Salvador Pérez, there was not much to celebrate for the Monarchy, who finished penultimate in the Central Division of the American League, a long way from the playoff spots; although Mike Matheny’s team He showed … Read more