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BUFFALOES SHOWING SIGNS OF LIFE Considered one of the favorites to win the Pacific League, the Orix Buffaloes have been through the wringer this spring. In the months since manager Hiroshi Moriwaki’s men finished within a hair of last year’s…
ORIX BUFFALOES (5-14-1) The Buffaloes have been struggling to score runs. Francisco Caraballo (.355, 2, 10) has provided them with a productive bat. He is tied with Yoshio Itoi (.247) for the team RBI lead with 10. Too many hitters…
MAESTRI WILL START THE SEASON IN MINOR Alessandro Maestri starts Season in Japan in Minor, mister baseball. Italian right-handed pitcher Alessandro Maestri will start his third season in Nippon Professional Baseball with the Minor League team of the ORIX Buffaloes. Due…
MAESTRI BACK IN NPB Alessandro Maestri back in NPB, Mister Baseball After starting the season with the farm team, Italian right-hander Alessandro Maestri is back in Nippon Professional Baseball. He got promoted by the ORIX Buffaloes and already got into a…
BLUE PRIDE: FACES OF THE CHALLENGERS By Ryota Tanaka Team All Euro will play the Japanese national team in Tokyo Dome on March 10th and 11th. Of the 29 members, the nation that is most likely to form the core…
ROSTER OF TEAM EUROPE UNVEILED The World Baseball and Softball Confederation announced the roster of the European team that will take on Samurai Japan in a two game series on March 10 and 11 in the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The…
IOC PROGRAM COMMISSION FOR OLYMPICS Let the debrief begin for members of the IOC Program Commission. After a series of inspection visits to major championships throughout 2012, they spent Wednesday hunkered in the Lausanne Palace Hotel, hearing presentations from seven…
HAWKS EDGE BUFFALOES IN 10TH, CLICH PL TITLE IN FINAL GAME OF SEASON The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks clinched the Pacific League championship on Thursday, when Nobuhiro Matsuda singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning in…
ALEX LIDDI’S ROAD LESS TRAVELED TO JOIN TEAM ITALY AT THE 2014 EUROPEAN BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Roberto Angotti for Mlb for Life Shortly after his pinch-hit single for the Dodgers AA-affiliate Chattanooga Lookouts in the fifth inning of the 2014 Southern…
BEHIND THE NUMBERS OF CHRIS PERRY’S PROMOTION Perry turned in one of the best seasons for any reliever in the Chiefs 32 year history. In 28 games he went 4-0 with a 2.20 ERA covering 49 innings of work. Perry…
BUFFALOES’ ITALIAN PITCHER MAESTRI KEEPS TRACK OF WORLD CUP PROGRESS The Japan Times. When Mario Balotelli headed Italy into a second-half lead over England at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Italians around the globe rejoiced. That included Alessandro “Alex”…
MAESTRI AGAIN IN NPB After his start in with the Orix Buffaloes farm team, right-handed pitcher, Alessandro Maestri gets the call up to the big club in the Nippon Baseball League. Good news out of Japan, as Italian right-handed pitcher, Alessandro…
ALESSANDRO MAESTRI TO START SEASON IN MINOR LEAGUE Mr Baseball writes. Italian right-hander Alessandro Maestri, who is playing in Japan for the third straight year, will start the new season of Nippon Professional Baseball with the farm team (triple A) of…
BUFFALOES WANTS TO KEEP MAESTRI ORIX Buffaloes want to keep Alessandro Maestri. ORIX Buffaloes want to renew contract with Alessandro Maestri. According to a report by GrandeSlam.net based on a Japanese newspaper article, the NPB club wants to retain the services of…
ALESSANDRO MAESTRI RETURNS TO NPB STAGE Italian right-hander Alessandro Maestri returned to Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) on Friday with a start for the ORIX Buffaloes against the Saitama Seibu Lions. After his stint in the minors he showed a strong…