Taiwanese pitcher Teng makes debut BIG DAY: Teng Kai-wei struck out four over three innings pitched, and gave up four hits and three walks to yield three earned
Cubs starter Shota Imanaga dazzles in MLB debut with 9 strikeouts in 6 shutout innings vs. Rockies This is how to make a first impression. Shota Imanaga was sensational
Kenta Maeda continues to exceed all Dodgers’ expectations Kenta Maeda strikes out eight batters over 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the Dodgers defeat the Rockies 4-1. (1:09) DENVER
Kenta Maeda’s Dodgers debut could not have gone any better Kenta Maeda took the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time Wednesday night and he
(Koji Watanabe/Getty) Even though the New Year is right around the corner, there are still several quality free agent pitchers on the board. Mike Leake, Scott Kazmir, and
Former Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen came out of his semi-regular Twitter hibernation to bid a fond farewell to the Orioles on Monday morning.Chen finalized a five-year, $80 million deal with
Tuesday night’s AL Wild Card game marked the highly anticipated playoff debut of New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka. Despite the Yankees losing 3-0 to the the Houston Astros,
SEATTLE (AP) — Mariners’ right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma tossed a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles. Iwakuma has struck out seven, and he issued a three walks. Iwakuma escaped that
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Yu Darvish had his season-ending elbow surgery Tuesday, when the torn ligament from the Texas Rangers ace’s right arm was replaced with a tendon from
To accomplish a pitching Triple Crown a pitcher must lead the league in strikeouts, wins and earned run average. This has happened 38 times in MLB history and
Currently the team has Lester, Jake Arrieta, Hammel and Kyle Hendricks penciled in as starters for the start of the season. The fifth spot is likely to be
Hiroki Kuroda is returning to Japan to pitch for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, an official with knowledge of the move told ESPNNewYork.com, confirming Japanese media reports. Hiroki Kuroda,
Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is returning to the country to pitch after signing with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball, the team announced. Financial terms of the
TOKYO – High school pitching star Tomohiro Anraku was chosen first overall in Nippon Professional Baseball’s amateur draft on Thursday and was headed to the former team of
Wei-Yin Chen’s plan heading into Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Tuesday was to keep the ball down and pitch as long he could. The
BALTIMORE–Taiwanese pitcher Wei-yin Chen had an uneven outing Friday in his second postseason game in the Major Leagues but the Baltimore Orioles managed to beat the Detroit Tigers
His dream of playing in Major League Baseball on hold for now, South Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min will soon return home after wrapping up his minor league season
Felix Hernandez casts a long shadow over opposing batters and his teammates. So it goes when you’re baseball royalty. Two of King Felix’s Seattle Mariners rotation-mates, though, deserve a moment in
Japanese professional baseball may have lost some of its greatest players to the U.S. in recent years — including pitchers Masahiro Tanaka to the New York Yankees and Yu Darvish
OK, so, many will moan that Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka isn’t really a rookie because the 25-year-old pitched seven brilliant seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. But
Click here to see video of Yu Darvish “eephus” pitch. Yu Darvish struck out 12 batters Sunday afternoon, but only one of his K’s fluttered like a pretty butterfly over
A Dodgers pitcher came very close to once again doing something special on Monday. One day after Josh Beckett no-hit the Phillies, left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu took a perfect game into the eighth
Masanori Murakami did not think of himself as a pioneer, saying, “I just wanted to play baseball.” A pioneer he was, however. Whenever Ichiro Suzuki, Hideo Nomo, Yu Darvish,
After rookie pitcher Masahiro Tanaka handily beat the Red Sox 9-3 in his last start, the other uber-hyped Asian pitcher continued his ascendance into baseball lore. Yu Darvish,
Daisuke Matsuzaka has been in the middle of a riddle before. Remember the gyroball? In 2007, Matsuzaka apparently (possibly) was the first major leaguer to throw that mystery
Boston Red Sox stopper Koji Uehara used some strong pitching on Wednesday to close things out for his second save of the season. David Ortiz had just put
For once, the New York Yankees are managing expectations. The team has announced that CC Sabathia, the “ace” with the many questions surrounding his status as such, will
Background: Masahiro Tanaka is a 25-year-old Japanese starting pitcher who signed with the Yankees this offseason. In his seven seasons in Japan, Tanaka went 99-35 with a 2.30
the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed pitcher Yao-Hsun Yang, formerly of the Softbank Hawks, a member of the Japanese Pacific League. Yang will be invited to spring training on
Phoenix — Wei-Chung Wang was not pleased with his previous outing in an intrasquad scrimmage game last Friday. He came out of his Cactus League debut feeling much
They met with Masahiro Tanaka for almost three hours at a private residence in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 8, and the length of the session left the
NEW YORK — According to a report in NikkanSports.com, five major league teams have put in bids for the services of Masahiro Tanaka, and yes, the Yankees are
The Masahiro Tanaka free-agency tour has hit the U.S., as the Japanese ace and his agent are scheduled to meet with teams over the next several days, an
The free-agent market got a little deeper last week. One of this offseason’s unanswered questions was whether Masahiro Tanaka would be able to play in the United States
