Japan League

Marlins’ Chen Finally Gets First Major League Hit

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Taiwanese pitcher Chen Wei-Yin’s long wait for his first Major League Baseball hit is over. In his 52nd big league at-bat, the Miami hurler singled in the fourth inning of the Marlins 7-2 victory over the New York Mets. The ball off Chen’s bat hit the ground just three feet from home plate and rolled … Read more

Japan’s Tanaka Helps Yankees No-Hit Tigers

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Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka threw 4 1/3 hitless innings and combined with two New York Yankees’ relievers Friday for a 3-0 no-hit victory over Detroit in a Major League Baseball pre-season game. Tanaka, a 28-year-old right-hander who joined the Yankees from the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2014, continued his pre-season mastery of the Tigers, … Read more