Category Archives: 日本

USA’s Pitching Leads Team to WBC Final

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

LOS ANGELES – The United States received stellar pitching from Tanner Roark and timely RBI from Andrew McCutchen and Adam Jones and defeated Japan 2-1 to advance to the final of the World Baseball Classic for the first time in … Continue reading →

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Persistent Japan Rallies By Taiwan in 10, 4-3

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box Score Third-ranked Japan avoided an embarrassing upset with three late rallies, beaten a heartbroken Taiwanese side in 10 innings, 4-3. Chinese Taipei led the ballgame until the eighth innings and did not trail until the final frame, … Continue reading →

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Well-Rounded Cuba Holds Off Japan, 6-3

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Fully hitting its offensive stride, Cuba used a powerful hitting attack to defeat Japan 6-3 in the Fukuoka Dome. Both sides had already qualified for the second round of the World Baseball Classic, but Cuba takes the No. … Continue reading →

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Maeda, Itoi Deliver Second Win for Japan

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Kenta Maeda threw five innings of one-hit ball and Yoshio Itoi blasted a three-run double to give Japan its second victory in the World Baseball Classic. China rallied in the ninth, but Japan held on for a 5-2 … Continue reading →

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2013 World Baseball Classic Pools Set

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Gabriel Fidler

The World Baseball Classic finally released its pool selections for the four qualifying teams a couple days ago, ending a week’s (or in some cases, two months’) speculation as to the placement of the final four countries.  As predicted in … Continue reading →

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