New York – Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke has been looking for somebody on his bench to step up and make enough impact on a sputtering offense to
Age: 29 Position: SS 2011 Stats: .297/.354/.433, 16 HR, 100 RBI, 82 R, 21 SB Coming off of a down season last year for the most part, Hiroyuki Nakajima
UFC gold. That’s the dream of every fighter, right? Well, maybe not Japanese featherweight Hatsu Hioki. At least, not yet, that is. The former Sengoku champion and consensus No.
SEATTLE — “‘My name Mune Kawasaki, vroom vroom.'” Mariners shortstop Brendan Ryan laughs as he impersonates teammate Munenori Kawasaki. The Japanese infielder and first-year Major Leaguer might not
Outfielder Kosuke Fukudome is hitting .182, but White Sox skipper Robin Ventura isn’t concerned. “At-bat wise, he looks fine,” Ventura said. “Numbers don’t always show how a guy
ARLINGTON, Texas—Anytime a game is delayed for one hour, it typically means the end of the workday for a starting pitcher. To rev up the arm again after
Ichiro Suzuki, 2012: .298/.343/.411, .334 wOBA Ichiro Suzuki, 2001-2011: .326/.370/.421, .348 wOBA If you look at Ichiro’s performance this year in comparison to the first 11 years of
After watching Hisashi Iwakuma up close this spring, Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik knew there was no way he could turn him loose on a major league mound when
Once agin the Tampa Bay Rays quietly made another move that could really help them when it comes playoff time. The Rays this week signed Hideki Matsui to a
Gavin Prout was drafted first overall by the New York Saints in the 2001 National Lacrosse League draft. As a rookie, Prout was named to the All-Rookie team
Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) started in right and batted third. He went 3-for-6: infield single, pop out to third, pop out to short, single to left, single to center,
Though he’s widely considered to be among the top three featherweights in MMA, Japanese grappler Hatsu Hioki will not in fact be next in line for a shot
TORONTO — Yu Darvish acknowledged it felt strange to face the Blue Jays. That didn’t stop him from shutting down their lineup. Darvish won his third straight start,
The Rays are expected to sign former World Series MVP Hideki Matsui to a Minor League deal, according to a baseball source. Matsui, 37, played in 141 games with
NEW DELHI: Besides the Olympic qualification, the India Open also assumes significance for the young generation of Indian shuttlers who would hope to make an impression at the Siri
From the Rangers’ point of view, Yu Darvish’s acclimation to the U.S., and the Major Leagues in particular, has been about as seamless as they could have hoped
Left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada, who has not yet thrown a pitch for the Orioles, had an MRA on his ailing left elbow Tuesday and it showed ligament damage, according
There were a couple of different options I could’ve gone with this, but there is nothing better than reaching your first MLB milestone, so I went with Hisashi
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Yu Darvish is getting better each time out for the Texas Rangers. Facing the Yankees for the first time, Yu Darvish pitched into the ninth
ARLINGTON, Texas — For only the seventh time in major-league history, two Japanese-born pitchers will face one another when the Yankees’ Hiroki Kuroda and the Rangers’ Yu Darvish
Eddie Alvarez, perhaps for the first time in his career, appears to be in a tenuous position. The 28-year-old Philadelphian, a nine-year mixed martial arts veteran, is ranked
DETROIT (AP) – Ever since that rocky first inning in his major league debut, Yu Darvish has been as good as advertised. Darvish pitched two-hit ball into the
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Yu Darvish knows it’s going to take time to adjust to major league hitters. Yu Darvish worked 5 2/3 innings before Rangers manager Ron Washington
Daisuke Takahashi admitted that rapidly improving young teammate Yuzuru Hanyu had helped inspire him towards silver at the world figure skating championships. National champion Takahashi, 26, finished runner-up
ARLINGTON, Texas – Ichiro Suzuki didn’t want to discuss Yu Darvish’s stuff, shrugging off a question about his countryman’s performance in Darvish’s Rangers debut. But Ichiro volunteered praise for
NICE, France–Akiko Suzuki gave herself the perfect birthday present–her first-ever medal at a world figure skating championships. Having turned 27 three days earlier, she knows she doesn’t have
Daisuke Takahashi, runnerup at the recently concluded world figure skating championships, was named Wednesday along with Takahiko Kozuka on the Japanese squad to compete in the World Team