Articles tagged with controversies

A Chronicle of Yomiuri Player and Manager Misconduct and Penalties, 1948 to 2000 - From the Bessho Poaching Case to the Sugiyama Arrest

From the poaching of Akira Bessho in 1948 and manager Osamu Mihara's blow in 1949, through the death of Toshihiko Yuguchi in 1973, Masumi Kuwata in 1990 and Balvino Gálvez in 1998, to the arrest of Naoki Sugiyama in 2000: six cases involving Yomiuri players and managers, set out in one chronicle with the penalties imposed by the league and the club, including the three kinds of penalty and the players the club brought back afterwards.

Controversies Estimated reading time: 8 min

Four Moments When Yomiuri Was Accused of Bending Fair Play - Bass's 55th, the Petagine Walk, Wakiya's Drop, and Kato's Beanball Call

Four moments when Yomiuri broke no rule yet was accused of bending an opponent's title chase or an umpire's call in its favor, set out through the facts and the reactions of those involved: the walks that stopped Randy Bass in 1985, the Petagine walk in 1999, Ryota Wakiya's drop in 2011 and the beanball call for Ken Kato in the 2012 Japan Series.

Controversies Estimated reading time: 6 min

A Chronicle of Yomiuri Misconduct and the Club's Responses - From the 2008 Doping Ban to the Online Casino Case

From Luis Gonzalez's doping suspension in 2008 to the online casino referrals and non-prosecution of Louis Okoye and Daiki Masuda, a single chronicle of misconduct involving Yomiuri players and coaches and how the club responded. Cases are sorted into three patterns: penalties the club announced, reports the club denied, and cases with no announced penalty, with denials, settlements and non-prosecution noted alongside.

Controversies Estimated reading time: 8 min