If you are a new fan and are not particularly familiar with the team, let this be your introduction! We are going to break down the entire roster for you very briefly so you can get a feel for who is whom, what they have done, and what they might do in 2023 and beyond….
Check here for our Top 10 Prospects in 2023 The year has just begun, and yet we can think of at least ten players for whom the writing is on the wall: either put up good numbers in 2023 or prepare to find a new career. OK, that might be a little extreme, but with…
If you are a new fan and are not particularly familiar with the team, let this be your introduction! We are going to break down the entire roster for you very briefly so you can get a feel for who is whom, what they have done, and what they might do in 2022 and beyond….
Not sure what to tell you. I did not watch this one and honestly, I do not feel like I missed much. More costly errors, another poor start from our starting pitcher, the top of the order continues to sputter, and the Tigers’ win percentage in Nagoya continues to hover around .333 since the opening…
With the Giants winning earlier in the day, the Tigers needed a W to stay at the top of the standings. Starter Akira Niho did not get things off to a very good start with a couple of walks and an RBI hit… but he settled in, and the bats took over from the second…
What did Hanshin do as a follow-up act to yesterday’s dramatic, come-from-behind, escape from the jaws of death landmark of a game? They sure didn’t build on the momentum, as the Baystars scored three early runs against Raul Alcantara and tacked on another in the third inning before he was chased. Meanwhile, the batters looked…
Everything is lined up for this to be a lucky game for the Tigers: it is Tanabata Festival Day (make a wish day) in Japan, it is 7/7, and game 77. You’d think that would be enough for us to get some cool mojo going, like a ninth-inning three-run home run to give us 7…
Source: Nikkan / Sponichi NPB announced on Friday that the Hanshin Tigers reached an agreement to send outfielder Masahiro Nakatani to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in exchange for right-handed pitcher Akira Niho. This trade makes sense to both teams, with Hanshin feeling a lack of depth in the bullpen, and the Hawks needing bats to…