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Venezuelan outfielder Alex Ramirez was named MVP of Japan's Central League for the second straight year on Wednesday while pitcher Yu Darvish took the Pacific League honors . The 35-year-old Ramirez hit .322 in helping the Yomiuri Giants to their first...
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Watching Game 3 of the Japan Series must have been a bitter pill to swallow for Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters fans. Not only did their team lose 7-4 to fall behind 2-1 in the series, it was one of their former heroes who struck the decisive blow.
Tags: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, Yomiuri Giants, japan series, Alex Ramirez, Japan
Yoshitomo Tani homered in consecutive at-bats and Alex Ramirez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Chunichi Dragons 5-3 to cut their magic number for the Central League title to three on Monday. Ramirez hit his second homer...
Tags: Yomiuri Giants, Alex Ramirez, Yoshitomo Tani, Saitama Seibu Lions, homer innings, runs innings, central league, Japan, Tokorozawa
Not many players can put on a show quite like the Yomiuri Giants' Alex Ramirez. The Giants cleanup hitter cranked a sayonara home run with one out in the ninth to lead the Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Seibu Lions in Game 2 of the Japan Series in...
Tags: Alex Ramirez, Yomiuri Giants, Japan, japan series
Alex Ramirez boosted his chances of winning two of the Central League’s three major individual batting titles Saturday, hitting his 45th home run to tie for the league lead in the Yomiuri Giants’ 3-2 win over the Yakult Swallows. Ramirez drove a leadoff...
Don Mattingly will resume his duties as Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach after the All-Star break. Mattingly, hired as part of new manager Joe Torre's staff during the offseason, asked to be switched from hitting coach to major league special assignment...
Tags: Mike Easler, Don Mattingly, Los Angeles Dodgers, hit coach, Yomiuri Giants, star break, Yoshitomo Tani, Hayato Sakamoto, Alex Ramirez, winning streak
While the Yomiuri Giants' All-Stars have gotten off to a slow start this season, two unheralded players have stolen the spotlight. Seldom-used outfielder Yoshiyuki Kamei and shortstop Hayato Sakamoto have been two of the bright spots for the Giants throughout...
Tags: Yomiuri Giants, Alex Ramirez
Michihiro Ogasawara hit a leadoff double before Ramirez connected off setup man Tomoyuki Kubota (1-1) for his 10th homer of the season, which capped Yomiuri's rally at Tokyo Dome and stopped the league-leading Tigers' winning streak at three games. Takashi...
Tags: Yomiuri Giants, Alex Ramirez, Hanshin Tigers
Ogasawara hit a three-run drive against Takumi Nasuno (1-3) in the first inning and Abe and Ramirez went deep with solo shots in the sixth and eighth in the Central League game at Tokyo Dome. Left-hander Hisanori Takahashi (2-2) held Yokohama to two runs...
Tags: Michihiro Ogasawara, Alex Ramirez