https://www.alojapan.com/1228334/incumbent-hawks-face-fresh-challenge-from-rising-fighters-in-pacific-league/ Incumbent Hawks face fresh challenge from rising Fighters in Pacific League #ChibaLotteMarines #FukuokaSoftbankHawks #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #HokkaidoNipponHamFighters #news #OrixBuffaloes #SeibuLions #TohokuRakutenGoldenEagles #北海道 There were no real challengers for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the Pacific League last season. The team was the class of NPB during the regular season, finishing with 91 victories — no other club in Japan had mo…

The Hawks had their way with the five other Pacific League teams in 2024. Can Tsuyoshi Shinjo's Fighters disrupt the pecking order in 2025? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/2025-pacific-league-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #fukuokasoftbankhawks #hokkaidonipponhamfighters #chibalottemarines #orixbuffaloes #seibulions #tohokurakutengoldeneagles

https://www.npbhub.com/571664/ レッドソックス吉田正尚選手を上原さんがインタビュー!!メジャー3年目の決意を語る!! #ORIXBuffaloes #sports #TBS #オリックス・バファローズ #スポーツ #吉田正尚

https://www.npbhub.com/569139/ 【プロ野球キャンプ企画・オリックス編】現役侍戦士が選ぶ！どこよりも早い 2026WBCスタメン予想！！ #ORIXBuffaloes #sports #TBS #オリックス・バファローズ #スポーツ

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the greatest hitters in MLB history, makes his debut on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/11/19/baseball/ichiro-hall-of-fame-ballot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #ichirosuzuki #baseballhalloffame #seattlemariners #newyorkyankees #miamimarlins #orixbuffaloes #orixbluewave

The Orix Buffaloes have the makings of a Pacific League dynasty after winning three straight pennants — but this season they'll have to get through stiff competition in order go four straight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/npb-preview-pacific-league/ #baseball #japanesebaseball #pacificleague #orixbuffaloes #fukuokasoftbankhawks #hokkaidonipponhamfighters #seibulions #chibalottemarines #tohokurakutengoldeneagles

Former Orix Buffaloes pitcher Alessandro Maestri is returning to the venue where he found his greatest success and, for a time, mastered his demons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/04/baseball/japanese-baseball/buffaloes-alessandro-maestri/ #baseball #japanesebaseball #orixbuffaloes #alessandromaestri

The Pacific League champion Orix Buffaloes have attracted a record number of spectators to their spring camp, backed by strong results in recent years and other efforts to boost their popularity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/14/baseball/japanese-baseball/buffaloes-popularity-surge/ #baseball #japanesebaseball #orixbuffaloes #ishikawaearthquake #miyazaki #ishikawa #zweigenkanazawa

Former Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto says his massive 12-year contract with MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers represents a new start after seven seasons in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/12/30/baseball/japanese-baseball/yoshinobu-yamamoto-new-start/?utm_content=buffera7b82&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #japanesebaseball #yoshinobuyamamoto #losangelesdodgers #osaka #orixbuffaloes

Highly coveted Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto has already met with the Yankees, Mets and Giants and is set to meet with a handful of other teams soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/12/13/baseball/mlb/yamamoto-more-meetings/?utm_content=buffer2ac87&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #mlb #yoshinobuyamamoto #losangelesdodgers #bostonredsox #torontobluejays #orixbuffaloes

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is expected to travel to the United States to meet with the New York Yankees on Monday, according to MLB.com. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/12/07/baseball/mlb/yoshinobu-yamamoto-yankees-visit/?utm_content=buffer9af28&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #mlb #yoshinobuyamamoto #orixbuffaloes #newyorkyankees #newyorkmets #shotaimanaga #shintarofujinami

With several teams determined to upgrade their starting pitching, reports from MLB's Winter Meetings have indicated fierce competition to sign star Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/12/05/baseball/mlb/yamamoto-winter-meetings/?utm_content=buffer12126&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #mlb #yoshinobuyamamoto #orixbuffaloes

Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shoki Murakami and Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto were named MVPs of their respective leagues, with Murakami also taking home the Central League's top rookie honors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/11/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/murakami-yamamoto-mvp/?utm_content=buffer0b8eb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #japanesebaseball #shokimurakami #yoshinobuyamamoto #hanshintigers #orixbuffaloes

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named to the Best Nine team for the third straight season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/11/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/yamamoto-best-nine-team/?utm_content=buffer13a57&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #japanesebaseball #yoshinobuyamamoto #bestnine #orixbuffaloes #hanshintigers #denabaystars

Around 1 million fans attended victory parades for the Tigers and Buffaloes in Kobe and Osaka on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/11/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/hanshin-orix-victory-parades/?utm_content=buffer2d85f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #japanesebaseball #hanshintigers #orixbuffaloes #osaka #kobe #kansai

The Orix Buffaloes have signed outfielder Ryoma Nishikawa, who was one of the offseason's most sought-after free agents after finishing second in the Central League with a .305 batting average this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/11/22/baseball/ryoma-nishikawa-orix-buffaloes/?utm_content=buffer9da46&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #orixbuffaloes #ryomanishikawa

Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto can begin negotiating with Major League Baseball teams after officially posting as a free agent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/11/21/baseball/mlb/mlb-yoshinobu-yamamoto/?utm_content=buffera685d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #mlb #yoshinobuyamamoto #mlb #orixbuffaloes

When Yoshinobu Yamamoto hits the market this winter following his posting by the Pacific League's Orix Buffaloes, MLB teams expect his contract will make for a record-setting payday for a first-year Japanese player. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/11/16/baseball/yoshinobu-yamamoto-big-payday/?utm_content=buffer99291&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #yoshinobuyamamoto #orixbuffaloes

Concerns have been raised over differences in the treatment of local government officials who will be mobilized for upcoming parades in the Kansai region to celebrate this year's victories by two professional baseball teams. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/14/japan/japan-baseball-local-government-workers/?utm_content=buffer7693a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #localgovernment #osaka #hyogo #japanseries #baseball #hanshintigers #orixbuffaloes

For Sheldon Neuse, winning the Japan Series was a perfect ending to a year that did not go the way he had hoped during the regular season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/11/06/baseball/japanese-baseball/japan-series-sheldon-neuse/?utm_content=buffer48ce9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #baseball #japanesebaseball #sheldonneuse #hanshintigers #orixbuffaloes #japanseries