June 9, 2023
The bubbles appeared early and often, hovering high in the night sky under the lights of Peralta Canyon Park. Softball teams have matured with tradition, but Los Alamitos Griffins have one of the truly weirdest you’ll ever see: At any sign of a good game, the girls on the bench will pick up industrial bubble
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Although he pitched only six innings, surrendering five runs, Yu Darvish was the cornerstone of the Japanese World Baseball Classic, bringing calm to a young team that could play loose and tough. Manager Hideki Kuriyama’s laid-back approach was indeed a factor in their success as well, but no one was more responsible than Darvish for
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have had his most enjoyable day in office on Thursday when Japan’s World Baseball Classic winning team paid a visit. Kishida beamed as he received a gold medal from the winning team around his neck, and received a large framed card with each player’s signature. “To all the members of
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japanese baseball rules the world again. The Japanese won the third Baseball World Classic (out of five tournaments since opening in 2006), defeating the United States 3–2. The game was a classic all night and ended in such a fabulous way. Everyone wondered if Shohei Otani would submit. Well, he got the ball in the
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Japan won its third World Classic Baseball Championship on Tuesday with a 3-2 victory over the United States in Miami. Hideki Kuriyama’s men fell behind early in the second half after a solo home run from Traya Turner to left field, but batsman Munetaka Murakami responded with a blast of his own to equalize, with
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Miami – On April 23, 1939, Alex Carraskel, a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators, was called out of the bullpen in the fourth inning of the game to face Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees. Carrasquel was the first Venezuelan-born player to appear in a Major League Baseball game, and 461 players born
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Miami – Mexico put on a dramatic comeback to stun Puerto Rico 5-4 on Friday to set up a semi-final showdown with Japan at the World Baseball Classic. An in-form Puerto Rico took a 4-0 lead in the first inning after harassing Mexico’s starting pitcher Julio Urias with relentless punches at LoanDepot Park in Miami.
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It’s not every day that someone manages to steal Shohei Otani’s attention. However, Kazuma Okamoto may have just handled it and also brought Japan one step closer to winning the World Baseball Classic. Okamoto hit a home run and drove five runs to support Otani as Japan advanced to the WBC semi-finals for the fifth
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New York Mets fans held their breath when closer-dominant Edwin Diaz injured his knee during Team Puerto Rico’s celebration at the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday. Right after they took their place in the WBC semi-finalthe team celebrated near the mound. However, Diaz fell and the celebration suddenly turned dark. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS
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Cuba needed to be on the right side of a complex tie-break system to advance to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals. Qualifying for the semi-finals was much easier: just beat Australia. Alfredo Despain drove in a tiebreaker to provoke the fifth inning of three runs, and Cuba held on to earn a spot in the
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