Red Sox closer Koji Uehara, who set the record for the lowest WHIP in baseball history while also becoming the first pitcher ever with at least 100 strikeouts
Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish finished second in the American League Cy Young Award voting on Wednesday, losing out to Max Scherzer of the Tigers in the 2013 voting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The greatest season ever by a Red Sox closer became even more memorable Wednesday night. By tossing another scoreless ninth inning in a tie
When John Farrell was asked about Koji Uehara, two sentences from the manager offered the highest compliment a closer might receive. Red Sox closer Koji Uehara has pitched
The Astros’ closer-by-committee has officially become a two-person committee between righthanded rookies Josh Fields and Chia-Jen Lo. “I’ll fluctuate between (Lo and Fields) based on the workload previously
Taipei, (CNA) Taiwanese reliever Chia-Jen Lo has been recalled from Double-A Corpus Christi and will be making his debut on a Major League active roster, his team, the
After a strong but somewhat uneven debut last year, Yu Darvish has emerged as the bona fide ace Nolan Ryan thought he was getting when he invested $112 million in the Japanese
On Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Yu Darvish once again hit double-digit strikeouts. Normally, that wouldn’t be news—it’s the fourth time he’s done it in 11 starts
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ newest pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is poised to make his Major League debut this season. But English rather than opposition batters such as Albert Pujols
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu shortly before a Sunday deadline, wrapping up a productive weekend in which they may have acquired their No. 2
Despite an ugly conclusion to their 2012 season, the New York Yankees were nonetheless a solid, 95-win team with a sound foundation of starting pitching. It would only
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers were the winning bidder for Korean left-handed pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, Major League Baseball announced on Saturday. The Dodgers’ bid, reportedly for about $25.7
Just one year removed from all of the offseason fanfare of acquiring Yu Darvish, the Texas Rangers are in the mix for another Japanese pitcher. But this one
BALTIMORE — When the Orioles signed pitcher Wei-Yin Chen in January, the little-known lefty barely registered a blip on the national radar, while the likes of fellow pitcher
Yu Darvish will start the Texas Rangers’ first playoff game — and he finally knows all the details about who and when. Manager Ron Washington announced Darvish as
Yu Darvish is pitching like the ace the Rangers were betting on when they committed more than $100 million to him over the winter, including a $51.7 million
Taipei, Aug. 28 (CNA) Taiwan’s Wei-Yin Chen had a quality start in the Baltimore Orioles’ 4-3 victory at home over the Chicago White Sox Monday but ended with
The first month of the season, there were questions still hovering around Hiroki Kuroda. The biggest one was whether he could make the transition from the National League,
The move marked the first revelation of a potential injury to Chien-Ming Wang’s hip. Manager Davey Johnson said Wang’s personal trainer felt that the pitcher had an issue
Manager Eric Wedge said that Hisashi Iwakuma would move into the rotation after the break. He’ll be taking the spot that had belonged to Hector Noesi. “Iwakuma will
Half a season after he first debuted with the Mariners, Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is finally going to start a game for the Mariners. He’ll be taking the
SAN DIEGO — Once Yu Darvish settled down after the second inning, the San Diego Padres didn’t have a chance. Darvish held San Diego to five hits over eight
ATLANTA — This has been Baltimore Orioles rookie Wei-Yin Chen’s first foray into interleague play, where American League pitchers are forced to bat in National League parks, but
BOSTON, MA – Daisuke Matsuzaka made his first appearance in over a year for Boston on Saturday, but it made little difference as Washington took a 4-2 win
BOSTON — Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka is expected to start Saturday against the Washington Nationals, one day short of a year after he had reconstructive elbow surgery.
Taiwanese pitcher Chen Wei-yin (陳偉殷) scattered seven hits over seven innings and clinched his fifth major league win as the Orioles set a franchise record with their seventh
Yankees’ offense gives Kuroda just enough room OAKLAND, Calif. – Having tallied 15 runs on 26 hits the previous two days against Oakland, the Yankees’ lineup slipped into
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
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, “Dice K,” is scheduled to make a rehab start for the Portland Sea Dogs on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hadlock Field
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
VIERA, Fla. — Washington Nationals pitcher Chien-Ming Wang left Thursday’s start in the third inning with a strained left hamstring after colliding with Russell Martin of the New
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Daisuke Matsuzaka continues to impress the Red Sox in his comeback from Tommy John surgery, and there’s no reason to think he can’t rejoin