Name (Japanese): オネルキ・ガルシア Date of Birth: August 2, 1989 Hometown: Guantanamo, Cuba Family Status: Married, two daughters Height: 190 cm (6’3″) Weight: 104 kg (229 lbs) Threw/Batted: Left/Left Wore #: 77 Warm-Up Song: Foorin – Paprika Originally drafted by: Los Angeles Dodgers, 2012 (Round 3) NPB Debut on: April 4, 2018, Dragons vs. Giants (6 IP 2 H 5 BB 1…
Name (Japanese): 呂 彦青 Name (Chinese): 呂 彥青 Date of Birth: March 10, 1996 Hometown: Kaohsiung, Taiwan High School: National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport Family Status: Single Position: Starting Pitcher Height: 178 cm (5’10”) Weight: 72 kg (159 lbs) Throws/Bats: Left/Left Wore #: 26 Signed With Tigers on: November 6, 2017 Left the…
The new draft picks got their new uniforms today. Below is the list of new numbers given out, the most recent and most famous players to have worn the number, and comments from the players. 1. Teruaki Sato – IF/OF #8 — Kosuke Fukudome (2013-20); Kazuhiro Yamauchi (1964-67) “I’m glad to be part of a…
The Hanshin Tigers held their annual Fan Appreciation Day on Saturday, December 5, in front of a remote audience that exceeded Koshien’s capacity. Many of the features were similar to what they do year in and year out, but there were a few things added, plus a few glaring omissions. First, the new slogan for…
As seen in Daily Sports (Japanese) – トレバーの虎場 As the cold of winter sets in and the long (shortened?) offseason officially gets underway, there are two main things that keep die-hard baseball fans like myself warm. The first is the hot-stove league, which we all gather ‘round and anticipate which players will move to which…
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As I’ve done in years past, it is time for me to get more baseball literate. Recently I have told myself that I am not allowed to buy any more new (or used) baseball books until I read the ones I have. Here are some that I will maybe never get completely through, but will…
The Giants are like the hot chick in high school, who thinks she’s too good for everyone else. We are the clumsy nerd who is trying so desperately to prove to her that we can play in her league.
Tora (虎) = Tiger Kichi (キチ) = short for kichigai (気違い) = lunatic We are… Episode 009: H-TEN Awards 2020 Here we are at the end of a shortened (but extra-long) 2020 regular season, my man. The Tigers finished 7 games over .500 (60-53-7), which after the disaster 2-10 start, is not bad. We actually…
It is that time of year again. After welcoming in 9 new guys via the draft, the team has to part ways with roughly the same number of men. At present, only one will be retiring, while the rest are likely to be looking for work elsewhere. And for a couple of these, that “elsewhere”…