Bilingual dictionary can’t hide its love for Hanshin Tigers
OSAKA—Perusing through the best-selling Japanese-English dictionary in Japan could give one the impression that the Hanshin Tigers have long...
Ohtani and his samurai helmet grace special ‘hagoita’ paddle for 2023
Baseball star Shohei Ohtani, wearing his signature samurai “kabuto” helmet, made the nine-member lineup for special “hagoita” wooden paddles representing the...
[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Tigers Skipper Akinobu Okada Wins Shoriki Award
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Hanshin Tigers manager Akinobu Okada, who led the Pacific League club to its first Japan Series title since 1985 on November 5, is the 2023 Matsutaro Shoriki...
Led by Skipper Akinobu Okada, the Hanshin Tigers Clinch Their First CL Pennant Since 2005
The former Hanshin Tigers player returned to the helm after a 14-year hiatus and got huge performances out of a young team that dominated...
Baseball: Tigers win 1st Central League title in 18 years
Teruaki Sato homered for the second straight game as the Hanshin Tigers beat the Yomiuri Giants 4-3 Thursday to clinch their first Central...
Baseball: NPB, teams come together, donate to disaster relief
Nippon Professional Baseball and its 12 teams announced Tuesday they are contributing 100 million yen ($680000) in disaster relief for a...
Hanshin Tigers Manager Akinobu Okada Maintains Distance to Help Players Be Self-Sufficient on Way to Central League Baseball Title
At the ballpark, Okada does not talk to the players because he dislikes the impression that he is giving special treatment to anyone. Okada was...
Sheldon Neuse Leads Hanshin Tigers to First Japan Series Title in 38 Years
The American had four RBIs while Japan Series MVP Koji Chikamoto went 4-for-5 in the Tigers' 7-1 win over the defending champion Orix...
Hanshin Tigers Roar to 1st Central League Title in 18 Yrs
The Hanshin Tigers clinched their first Central League pennant in 18 years and sixth overall with a 4-3 win over the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium on...
Osaka’s baseball underdogs hope one more win will lift curse of KFC
Many in the city have put the Hanshin Tigers' lack of success down to an unusual Colonel Sanders-based superstition, but it may be about to end.
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Former Hanshin Tigers player and manager, widely associated with the team across multiple roles in coaching and front-office capacities.