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A detailed exploration of koshien stadium as sacred ground - 100 years of the hanshin tigers and their home, spanning koshien stadium history to koshien's future outlook.
How social media has transformed the landscape of NPB player scandals, examining Twitter controversies, team social media guidelines, disciplinary actions for inappropriate posts, and risk management strategies.
Eiji Sawamura, the legendary pre-war pitcher whose life was cut short by World War II, and the Sawamura Award that honors NPB's best starting pitcher in his name.
Tracing the story of the founding history of the hanshin tigers - a story beginning as the osaka tigers, from the birth of the osaka tigers and hanshin railw..
A comprehensive look at the history of baseball naming in japan - the birth and establishment of the word yakyu, from the birth of the translation yakyu to t..
Reviews robot umpire trials conducted in NPB minor-league and Phoenix League games, analyzing call accuracy based on TrackMan data along with player and umpire reactions.
NPB allows players to wear numbers 0 and 00, treating them as distinct uniform numbers. Why does zero exist in a numbering system that typically starts at one, and what motivates players to choose it?
Tracking the NPB player card investment market from 1970s Calbee Pro Baseball Chips to the 2020s PSA grading boom, this article analyzes market shifts including the surge in Shohei Ohtani rookie card values and the convergence with NFT collectibles
A bases-loaded walk awards the batter an RBI without ever swinging. With the no-pitch intentional walk, a batter can now earn an RBI without even standing in the batter's box. This article explores the paradoxical statistics surrounding the bases-loaded walk.
Revisiting Daisuke Miura's 172-win pitching career across 25 Yokohama seasons and his Hama Bancho presence.
Hanshin Electric Railway founded its team in 1935 as a ridership driver. This examines Japan's unique railway-baseball business model from its origins to the present.
A 'bullpen day' where teams navigate a game through relay pitching without a traditional starter. This article examines the possibilities and limitations of this tactic, still uncommon in NPB, through actual cases and data.