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Baseball: Orix's Wakatsuki hits walk-off double on NPB's Opening Day

Kyodo 28 Mar 2025
Kenya Wakatsuki hit a walk-off double to give the Orix Buffaloes a 3-2 victory over the Rakuten Eagles as Nippon Professional Baseball opened its 2025 season Friday ... (Kyodo) ... (Kyodo) ... Baseball ... NPB's Tigers beat Dodgers after Cubs in exhibition series.
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NPB teams to fine 16 players for using online casinos

Japan Times 25 Mar 2025
The fines will be donated to organizations working to combat gambling addiction ... .
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NPB ネットカジノで16人に制裁金

Yahoo Daily News 24 Mar 2025
日本プロフェッショナル野球組織は24日、プロ野球で違法なオンラインカジノ利用者が確認された問題について、常習性の低い単純賭博だった利用選手、3月20日までに自主申告した7球団15人の選手と、2月に発 ....
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MLB is trying to expand in Japan. Can Japan's NPB grow in America?

The Athletic 21 Mar 2025
Japanese baseball has a rich history, but a series of structural factors stand in the way of it becoming a phenomenon in America ....
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After meeting with NPB, Rob Manfred not expecting change to Japanese player acquisitions

The Athletic 17 Mar 2025
Manfred met with his NPB counterpart Sadayuki Sakakibara on Sunday, the second of two days of games between MLB teams and NPB teams ....
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Baseball: NPB's Tigers beat Dodgers after Cubs in exhibition series

Kyodo 16 Mar 2025
Teruaki Sato hit a three-run homer off two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, leading the Hanshin Tigers to a 3-0 exhibition victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday ... (Kyodo) ... (Kyodo) ... (Kyodo) ... NPB's Tigers shut out Cubs in exhibition opener.
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