Boston Red Sox' Masataka Yoshida Finally Gets to Meet Bryce Harper
Boston Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida finally got to meet his hero, Bryce Harper, before game two of the Sox series with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Ohtani only few feet short of getting historic cycle
Shohei Ohtani came strikingly close to becoming the first player in baseball history to hit for the cycle while also serving as that game's starting pitcher.
Masataka Yoshida of the Boston Red Sox Sharing Some Very Impressive History with Ichiro Suzuki
Boston Red Sox free agent acquisition Masataka Yoshida is sizzling at the plate right now. Yoshida homered in the second inning on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles and now has three home runs in his last four games to go along with a seven-game hitting streak. He also has at least two total bases in seven straight games, which is the most by a Japanese-born player since 2010, when Ichiro did it.
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Ranking the best Japanese players in MLB history, from Ichiro and Ohtani to Kazuhiro Sasaki
Everywhere you look, it seems, there’s a player who first achieved success playing in Japan making an impact on the 2023 MLB season. So that got us thinking: Who are the best players from Japan in MLB history?
Bring out the dumbbells! Yoshida homers twice, hits grand slam in 8th
MILWAUKEE -- Masataka Yoshida couldn’t recall a time in his baseball life where he had hit two home runs in one inning.
But in the eighth inning Sunday at American Family Field in Milwaukee, one turn with the Red Sox’s celebratory inflatable dumbbells just wasn’t enough.
Yoshida hit two homers
Lars Nootbaar ecstatic over meeting former superstar Ichiro Suzuki
The two spoke for over 15 minutes as Nootbaar, who recently helped Japan win the World Baseball Classic, hurled questions about defense and base running.
We will never cease to be amazed by Shohei Ohtani. Friday’s outing against the Royals was yet another mythical installment, as Ohtani went seven scoreless innings, striking out 11 batters and allowing just two hits.
He has a 0.64 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, .092 opponent batting average and .115 opponent slugging