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Final countdown under way for Ishii, Kokubo
Hiroshima :: Japan | 9 months ago
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Infielder Takuro Ishii of the Hiroshima Carp has announced his retirement as an active player effective at the end of the 2012 season. Ishii joins infielder Hiroki Kokubo of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks who will also hang up his spikes when his club
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Kokubo to retire at end of season
Fukuoka :: Japan | 9 months ago
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Fukuoka Softbank Hawks first baseman Hiroki Kokubo, who attained his 2,000th career hit in June and his 400th career home run last season, said Tuesday he will retire at the end of the 2012 season after a significant drop in power. The 40-year-old
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Giants, Swallows tie
Hiroshima :: Japan | 11 months ago
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The Swallows had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the inning at Tokyo Dome on Lastings Milledge's solo homer off Giants right-hander Kentaro Nishimura at Tokyo Dome...But Barnette, the Swallows' third pitcher after starter Masanori Ishikawa went eight
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Softbank's Kokubo out indefinitely
Fukuoka :: Japan | 12 months ago
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The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' record-chasing slugger Hiroki Kokubo said Friday that he could be out for an extended period because of a herniated disc, with surgery a possibility down the line. The 40-year-old Kokubo, who had been scheduled to rejoin
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Rakuten's Tanaka scores big pay rise
Sendai :: Japan | over 1 year ago
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Sawamura Award-winning pitcher Masahiro Tanaka re-signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Monday for ¥320 million next season, up a whopping ¥120 million from 2011. Tanaka became the only second player in Japanese baseball history to reach ¥
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Hawks overcame obstacles to win title
Fukuoka :: Japan | over 1 year ago
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Although they were forced to play a decisive seventh game in the Japan Series, the Hawks displayed dominance on the diamond throughout the year. The Hawks were triumphant during interleague play, in the Pacific League pennant race, the PL Climax
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Kokubo powers Hawks past Eagles
Hiroshima :: Japan | almost 2 years ago
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Kokubo, who turns 40 in October and had called Tokyo Dome home from 2004 to 2006 with the Yomiuri Giants, opened the scoring in the top of the second inning with his first homer of the night off Rakuten rookie Takahiro Shiomi (1-4), sending a solo
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Inaba, Kokubo should be among next to reach 2,000 hits
Tōkyō :: Japan | 2 years ago
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Michihiro Ogasawara finally ascended into the 2,000-hit club on May 5, getting the job done with a single up the middle against Hanshin Tigers pitcher Hiroyuki Kobayashi. So as the club welcomes its newest member, the next question becomes, who's
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Sports › Kokubo to the rescue as Hawks snare Lions
Hiroshima :: Japan | 2 years ago
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Hiroki Kokubo made his first hit of the season an unforgettable one, roping a game-winning single in the ninth inning as the Softbank Hawks beat the Lotte Marines 5-4 on Saturday afternoon. Kokubo, who was playing in his second game of the year after
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Catcher Hosokawa joins Hawks
Ōsaka :: Japan | over 2 years ago
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The Seibu Lions catcher was offered a four-year contract in his first meeting with the team last Thursday. He could make anywhere from ¥250 million to ¥800 million, depending on the number of innings he plays in for the Pacific League club. Hosokawa
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