Published by Kyodo News While Shohei Ohtani put in a masterful two-way performance at the World Baseball Classic, Boston Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida likewise made a big impact ahead of his maj […]
Published by Kyodo News At his March 2019 retirement press conference, Ichiro Suzuki was blunt about his expectations for Shohei Ohtani, saying, “He has to become the world’s No. 1 basebal […]
Published by Kyodo News Featuring two of the sport’s biggest stars on opposing national teams, the final at-bat of this year’s World Baseball Classic delivered the dream confrontation betw […]
Published by Sports Illustrated By Frankie Taddeo In a moment that seemed scripted, Shohei Ohtani struck out Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out and won tournament MVP honors. Team USA’s bid […]
Published by Miami Herald MIAMI — Team USA manager Mark DeRosa felt confident in his team’s lineup no matter who would throw for Japan on Tuesday night. “It’s crazy deep and crazy good,” DeRosa said. […]
Published by Miami Herald MIAMI — It was a picture-perfect Tuesday at the Miami Open. The sun was shining. The women’s main draw got underway. Fans sampled international cuisine and took selfies with […]
Published by Sports Illustrated By Jimmy Traina You won’t see anything better on the internet today than these classmates going wild. 1. Faithful readers of Traina Thoughts know that we are pro […]
Published by Sports Illustrated By Dan Gartland Rick Pitino and Ed Cooley have been tasked with reviving two dormant powers. Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. It’s an off day for the NCAA tournaments, b […]
Published by Sports Illustrated By Jennifer Piacenti After its walk-off win vs. Mexico Monday night, Team Japan takes on Team USA in the championship game. The World Baseball Classic championship game […]
Published by Kyodo News Left-hander Shota Imanaga joined his Japan teammates in celebrating a thrilling World Baseball Classic semifinal victory over Mexico on Monday, but he remained fixated on what […]