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Former Tiger Imports: Mario Santiago

  Name: Mario Jose Santiago Name (Japanese): マリオ・サンティアゴ Date of Birth: December 16, 1984 Height: 188 cm (6’2″) Weight: 95 kg (209 lb) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wears #: 41 Originally drafted by: Kansas City Royals (2005, Round 16) Joined the Tigers’ roster in: 2015 Left the Tigers in: 2015 Career Stats: Year Team GP GS W L SV HLD CG SHO IP…

Podcast Episode 13

Podcast Episode 13

Co-hosts T-Ray and Whiz-Oh talk about newly appointed manager Tomoaki Kanemoto, the new coaching staff, players who have retired or been cut, potential departures as well as players likely to be back in 2016. We also talk about other players who have made the headlines in the last two weeks, and quickly look at the…

Podcast Episode 09

Podcast Episode 09

Co-hosts T-Ray and Whiz-Oh talk about the Dragons single game, Baystars and Swallows mini-series,  our Player of the Week selections,  Wada Disaster, what to do with the current foreigners for 2016, and predictions for the upcoming week. Opening song – 君は君だけ: Kimi wa Kimi dake (Hakugaijin) Closing song – 夕焼け: Yuuyake (Aki Bubeck – Ukulele Punk Girl)…

Series Recap: May 26-28, 2015

Series Recap: May 26-28, 2015

 This season has been one of streaks for the Tigers. Earlier, they went a whole month without stopping any losing streak at 1 or being stopped after just 1 win. Since that time, they have done the opposite, losing to DeNA, winning the middle match and losing the finale. Heading into the Interleague portion of…

Series Recap – May 22-24, 2015

Series Recap – May 22-24, 2015

Through the Giants series, and all season long, really, the Tigers have struggled to put runs up in the opening innings of games. In fact, dating back to February 15, the Tigers had gone 6 straight games without putting up a run in the first FIVE innings of any game! This obviously puts a lot…

Series Recap – May 15-17, 2015

Series Recap – May 15-17, 2015

Many, including myself, wondered why the Tigers bothered signing a fifth foreigner back in March. After all, the Fab 4 did nothing but lead the league in at least one category each while staying healthy all year. What could go wrong in 2015? Well, on May 11, veteran ace Randy Messenger (league-worst 5.88 ERA) got…

Series Recap – May 12-14, 2015

Series Recap – May 12-14, 2015

The last time the Hanshin Tigers had been swept two times in one season at Koshien was 2001. On May 11, they already matched that futility. They also became the first Central League team to reach 20 losses for the first time since 2001. They also had the game following their Koshien sweep rained out…

A Fifth Foreigner?

A Fifth Foreigner?

Sanspo and other sources are reporting that the Tigers have officially signed a fifth foreigner to a contract. Mario Santiago of Puerto Rico has agreed to a one-year, 15-million yen contract with the team. Those who watched the 2013 World Baseball Classic closely remember that Santiago was the starting pitcher on the team that defeated…