Tag Archives: Japan

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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Interview with Manabu Mimuro, Yomiuri Shimbun

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Manabu Mimuro works for the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest newspaper. He is based in Los Angeles and works Shimbun’s bureau there. Manabu was the only member of the Japanese media to attend the Jalisco bracket in … Continue reading →

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2007 Good Luck Beijing Baseball Tournament

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Gabriel Fidler

As a preliminary test for the Olympic facilities in Beijing, the ‘Good Luck Beijing’ Tournament was held in a variety of sports, including baseball, which was played at the specially-constructed (and now demolished) Wukesong Field. The tournament was in the … Continue reading →

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Ríos, Puerto Rico Shock Defending Champs Japan

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box Score Edwin Rodríguez, manager of the underdog Puerto Rico team, put together a game plan against the two-time defending World Baseball Classic champions Japan and stuck to it, and Álex Ríos hit a two-run homer to give … Continue reading →

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Abe’s Two-Homer Inning Propels Japan in Win

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Box Score Shinnosuke Abe set a World Baseball Classic that will likely never be broken, stroking two home runs against the Netherlands in an eight-run second inning. Japan made the early lead hold in a 10-6 victory that … Continue reading →

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Japan Sets Three World Baseball Classic Records

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Japan re-wrote the record books in its 16-4 drubbing of the Netherlands. Two different team records were shattered, while another was tied. Atsunori Inaba also made an individual mark. Records: Most extra-base hits in a game, team: 10 … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Six Homers, Maeda Demolish Dutch, 16-4

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Gabriel Fidler

By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) Japan tied a World Baseball Classic record with six home runs, breaking out of a tournament long slump and taking it out on an overwhelmed Netherlands team. The 16-4 victory ended in the seventh on the mercy rule, … Continue reading →

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Extra Innings’ 2013 World Baseball Classic Power Rankings (Mar. 8)

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Gabriel Fidler

These rankings are purely subjective and reflect Extra Innings’ thoughts. Only teams that have played will factor into the power rankings. We will update them regularly. Check previous editions here. Cuba (3-1): Got upset by the Netherlands, but their pitching is better … 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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