Shoki Murakami’s 35th pitch in Game 1 of the Japan Series had the crowd buzzing.
Not because of how fast it was — quite the opposite, actually.
The Hanshin Tigers starter did not bring the heat against Taisei Makihara, the Pacific League batting champion.... See more
The Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Yomiuri Giants took everything that makes October baseball great and stuffed it all into one tightly wound package on Sunday.
There were home runs, a bullpen duel, defensive gems, a 19-pitch at-bat, close calls and clutch pl... See more
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo turned to face the right field stands, took off his hat and bowed toward the fans who were chanting his name.
It was the type of scene that has played out countless times for the DeNA BayStars veteran throughout his career, which has ta... See more
With one final sizzling 100 meters on a rain-soaked track, Noah Lyles and the United States helped bring down the curtain on the world championships in style.
Lyles, who has received the loudest cheers in Tokyo outside of the Japanese athletes, ran the fi... See more
