13/11/2020 1 Minute Read

KBO: Doosan Bears top KT Wiz, advance to sixth straight Korean Series

The defending KBO champions will face the NC Dinos, the winners of the regular season. The whole series will be played at the Gocheok SkyDome in Seoul.

13/11/2020 1 Minute Read

WBSC Premier12 star Hayato Sakamoto reaches NPB 2,000-hit milestone with Tokyo Giants

Sakamoto was the starting shortstop for the Japan National Team in both editions of the WBSC Premier12. He will lead the Tokyo Giants in the 2020 Japan Series.

13/11/2020 1 Minute Read

NPB: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Chiba Lotte Marines to open postseason

Fukuoka will start with a one-game advantage in the best-of-five series. The winners will face the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants in the Japan Series

12/11/2020 1 Minute Read

Hyeong-jun So 'more nervous' at 2019 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup than in KBO postseason debut

The 19-year-old budding ace hopes to make the Korean Men’s National Team that will attempt to defend their 2008 Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

08/11/2020 1 Minute Read

CPBL: Lions win Taiwan Series before another sell-out crowd

All seven games of the series sold out. Due to COVID-19 safety measures, games were played at 78% stadium capacity.

06/11/2020 1 Minute Read

KBO: Doosan Bears win semi-playoff, 2015 WBSC Premier12 star Jae-won Oh named series MVP

Oh hit .500, as the defending champions will now face the KT Wiz in a best-of-five series that will send the winners to the Korean Series against the NC Dinos.

04/11/2020 1 Minute Read

Japanese Olympic softball catcher Emi Inui becomes first woman to work as NPB scout

The 2008 Olympic gold medallist was promoted to the Orix Buffaloes scouting department after working in player development at the club's Youth Academy.

04/11/2020 1 Minute Read

Samurai Japan skipper Atsunori Inaba to manage in NPB fall league to stay sharp for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

It may be the only chance he has to lead a team on the field before Tokyo 2020 Olympics next year.

03/11/2020 1 Minute Read

LG Twins claim 'wild card' in 13 innings as KBO postseason starts

The best-of-three wild card series between the fourth and fifth place teams needed only one game. The Twins entered the series with a one-game advantage that came with finishing the regular season in fourth place.

30/10/2020 1 Minute Read

WBSC Premier12 speedster Ukyo Shuto sets new NPB stolen-base record

The Samurai Japan National Baseball Team member broke the record for consecutive games with a stolen base, breaking Yutaka Fukumoto's record of 11 set in the early 1970s.