Archive for February, 2008
Licey Hurdles Aguilas
The Licey Tigers of the Dominican Republic took a huge step towards claiming the 2008 Caribbean Series crown with a thrilling 5-2 victory over top-seeded Aguilas Cibaenas on Monday at Estadio Cibao in Santiago. The Tigers (3-0) opened the scoring in the fourth when shortstop Anderson Hernandez singled, advanced to second ...
Japan Spring Training
Following is a team-by-team rundown of the places in which the clubs are taking advantage of supposedly warmer weather in Japan's equivalents of Florida and Arizona: Yomiuri Giants — Manager Tatsunori Hara and his squad are practicing at Sun Marine Stadium in Miyazaki until February 25. Chunichi Dragons — Manager Hiromitsu Ochiai ...
Peraza Leads West All-Stars
Yosvany Peraza connected for a towering walk-off home run to give the Western League a thrilling 6-5 win over the Eastern League at the 23rd Cuban All-Star Game in front of more than 28,000 at ...
Korean Unicorns Sold
SEATTLE FIRM ACQUIRES KOREAN UNICORNS After being passed around more often than Heidi Fleiss at a Hollywood party in recent months, the Hyundai Unicorns finally have a buyer. The four-time Korean Baseball Organization champions were in danger of folding in 2008 when no less than three corporations looked under the hood ...
Caribbean Series Preview
CARIBBEAN SERIES PREVIEW The Caribbean Series got underway this weekend in the Dominican Republic after the four-team field was determined last week. The host country will be represented by two teams, the Cibaenas Aguilas and Licey Tigres. Cibaenas defeated Licey in the Dominican League championship series. The Aguilas will also be ...
Holguin Nips Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba (36-11), Group D leaders, continues to pace the Cuban National Series with the best overall record heading into the All-Star break. La Habana, who have lost two straight games, leads Group B with a 34-13 mark. Holguin got a strong performance from relief pitcher Orelvis Avila (2-2) on ...
Japanese League Imports
The list of Foreign players/coaches working for the Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball League. Central League Yomiuri Giants: 8 players Pitchers: Adrian Burnside, Chang Chien Ming, Seth Greisinger, Marc Kroon, Wirfin Obispo Infielders: Luis Gonzalez, Lee Seung Yeop Outfielders: Alex Ramirez Chunichi Dragons: 3 players Pitcher: Rafael Cruz Infielder: Tyrone Woods Outfielder: Lee Byung Kyu Hanshin Tigers: ...