Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Mariners' Ichiro practices day after career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki smiles during a practice session in Seattle on April 17, a day after raising his hits total to 3,086 both in the Japanese and major leagues.

E

Darvish, Ogasawara named MVPs for 2007 season

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants third baseman Michihiro Ogasawara speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Nov. 20 after he was named the Central League MVP for the 2007 season. Ogasawara, who won his first MVP last year with the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters, became only the second player to win MVP awards in both leagues, after left-hander Yutaka Enatsu became the CL MVP in 1979 with the Hiroshima Carp and the PL MVP in 1981 with Nippon Ham.

E

(2)Players strike looms as merger nears reality

TOKYO, Japan - Hajime Toyokura, chairman of the professional baseball Central League, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 6 after a meeting of representatives of the 12 baseball clubs in Japan's two professional leagues. A merger plan by the Orix BlueWave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes, both in the Pacific League, was approved at the meeting.

E

Ichiro lifts batting average

BALTIMORE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single to third-base line in the top of the third inning off Baltimore Orioles starter Jose Mercedes at Oriole Park on Sept. 1. Ichiro went 3-for-5 to lift his batting average to .352 to remain top in both leagues, as Seattle beat Baltimore 6-4. (MLB)

E

Yomiuri's Matsui top vote-getter for all-star series

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Hideki Matsui holds a news conference in Tokyo on July 10 as the Nippon Professional Baseball office announced earlier in the day he will make his eighth appearance in Japanese baseball's all-star series after topping both leagues with 750,476 votes.

E

(2)Players strike looms as merger nears reality

TOKYO, Japan - Hajime Toyokura, chairman of the professional baseball Central League, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 6 after a meeting of representatives of the 12 baseball clubs in Japan's two professional leagues. A merger plan by the Orix BlueWave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes, both in the Pacific League, was approved at the meeting. (Kyodo)

E

Darvish, Ogasawara named MVPs for 2007 season

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants third baseman Michihiro Ogasawara speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Nov. 20 after he was named the Central League MVP for the 2007 season. Ogasawara, who won his first MVP last year with the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters, became only the second player to win MVP awards in both leagues, after left-hander Yutaka Enatsu became the CL MVP in 1979 with the Hiroshima Carp and the PL MVP in 1981 with Nippon Ham. (Kyodo)

E

Ichiro lifts batting average

BALTIMORE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single to third-base line in the top of the third inning off Baltimore Orioles starter Jose Mercedes at Oriole Park on Sept. 1. Ichiro went 3-for-5 to lift his batting average to .352 to remain top in both leagues, as Seattle beat Baltimore 6-4. (MLB)

E

Ex-baseball star Kiyohara pleads guilty to drug use

Kazuhiro Sasaki, who played both in Japan and in the major leagues as a pitcher, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 17, 2016, after appearing at the Tokyo District Court to appeal for leniency for Kazuhiro Kiyohara, a former Japanese baseball star charged with possessing and using of illegal drugs. Prosecutors sought a 30-month prison sentence for Kiyohara, who pleaded guilty to the charges at the start of his trial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Ex-baseball star Kiyohara pleads guilty to drug use

Kazuhiro Sasaki, who played both in Japan and in the major leagues as a pitcher, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 17, 2016, after appearing at the Tokyo District Court to appeal for leniency for Kazuhiro Kiyohara, a former Japanese baseball star charged with possessing and using of illegal drugs. Prosecutors sought a 30-month prison sentence for Kiyohara, who pleaded guilty to the charges at the start of his trial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Baseball: Otani should be ready to play in 3 months following surgery

Combined photo shows Nippon Ham Fighters two-way player Shohei Otani pitching and hitting in a game against the Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 4, 2017. Otani should be fit to do both without any restrictions in about three months after having successful surgery on his right ankle in Tokyo on Oct. 12, the Fighters said. Otani is expected to move to the major leagues for the 2018 season via the posting system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Mariners' Ichiro practices day after career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki smiles during a practice session in Seattle on April 17, a day after raising his hits total to 3,086 both in the Japanese and major leagues. (Kyodo)

E

Baseball: Otani announces desire to move to majors via posting system

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-slugger Shohei Otani (L) holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2017. Otani announced he wants to move to the major leagues through the posting system and would like to continue both pitching and hitting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E