Winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Akira Yoshino, throws the ceremonial first pitch at Tokyo Dome before Game 3 of the Japan Series. (Photo from Sankei)4yr ⋅ Tun710 ⋅ r/baseball
Red Sox scout at Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s start today in Fukuoka, Japan. Yamamoto, 24, is a 2x MVP, 2x Sawamura Award winner (CYA equivalent in Japan), 2x triple crown, 3x ERA leader, and will most likely be posted at the end of this year. Career ERA 1.92 in NPB. Arguably the best pitcher in Japan.11mo ⋅ Tun710 ⋅ r/redsox
Yu Darvish gets acknowledged in a preprint of an academic research paper for donating a GPU to a PhD student4yr ⋅ Tun710 ⋅ r/baseball
After becoming qualified today, Rendon is 5th place in the AL OBP leaderboard.1yr ⋅ Tun710 ⋅ r/angelsbaseball
The most recent Sumo Grand Tournament champion 正代(Shodai)’s grandmother’s name is quite unique.3yr ⋅ Tun710 ⋅ r/japanese
Angels pitchers who have thrown 100+ mph since 2008. Joyce threw 11 in 1 inning today, 3rd place already on this list.1yr ⋅ Tun710 ⋅ r/angelsbaseball
Last night’s win by Yu Darvish against the Dodgers was the 1000th win by a Japanese pitcher in MLB history. Here’s the full list of pitchers and wins.1yr ⋅ Tun710 ⋅ r/baseball
Tigers broadcaster suspended indefinitely for his racist comments during the Angels-Tigers game2yr ⋅ Tun710 ⋅ r/angelsbaseball
After recording 3Ks vs Boston, Ohtani is now 10th in career strikeouts by a Japanese-born pitcher, surpassing known strikeout machine Yusei Kikuchi1yr ⋅ Tun710 ⋅ r/baseball
Ariel Martinez (Chunichi Dragons) becomes the first non-Japanese catcher to play in an NPB game since Dave Nilson in the year 2000.4yr ⋅ Tun710 ⋅ r/baseball
Angels are opening the season on July 24th in Oakland, becoming the first team to start 4 straight seasons in the same road ballpark, according to Matt Birch (@MattBirch12)4yr ⋅ Tun710 ⋅ r/angelsbaseball