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• Anderson Espinoza Re-Signs With NPB’s Orix Buffaloes
Right-hander Anderson Espinoza has re-signed with the Orix Buffaloes of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball on a two-year deal worth roughly $6MM, according to a report from Swing Completo’s Victor Briceno (h/t to Yakyu Cosmopolitan). 2025 will be Espinoza’s second year with the Buffaloes in NPB. Espinoza, 26, made his pro debut with the Red Sox…...2024Read about Anderson Espinoza news
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• Marwin González RetiresFormer big league player Marwin González announced he is retiring, through a press release from the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball, the club he’s played with for the past two years. Yahoo Japan had reported on his retirement plans prior to the official announcement. “After two amazing years in Japan, it’s time for me…...2024Read about Nippon Professional news -
• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 202410 years ago today! | Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Can we just all pretend last night’s game was a bad dream? At The Star, Jaylon Thompson talked to the team about winning the division title: Now, after Wednesday’s series-ending loss, they’re one game behind and the divisional race has become an all-out sprint. “That’s our goal,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of winning the AL Cen...2024Read about Jaylon Thompson news -
• Game thread LXXII - Royals at DodgersSeth Lugo #67 of the Kansas City Royals throws in the second inning against the New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium on June 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Salvador Perez is missing from tonight’s lineup This recent stretch of baseball has not been fun. Not even a little bit. OK, maybe a little bit. The handful of Royals wins over the past couple of wee...2024Read about Seth Lugo news -
• Royals Rumblings - News for April 12, 2024Dang it - Ryan already used the picture I wanted to use | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Sure, the Royals have a 7 game winning streak. But, more importantly, they’d have a 29 week unbeaten streak on Thursdays if they hadn’t lost Opening Day Yesterday was a day game (and what a game). That jumbles all the news up. Basically, we get a bunch of recaps, but I’m sur...2024Read about Mark DeRosa news -
• Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto Gets High Praise From Bruce Bochy, Rangers PlayersIt’s safe to say Yoshinobu Yamamoto impressed in his Cactus League debut on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 12-year, $325 million offseason signing from the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball saw his first MLB action as the Dodgers took on the Texas Rangers. Yamamoto pitched two innings and only faced the minimum six Rangers’ …...2024Read about Yoshinobu Yamamoto news
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Orix Buffaloes injury and suspension
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies should seize upon their last chance to sign an NPB pitcherColorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, January 11th, 2024 This afternoon will be the final deadline for Major League Baseball teams to sign talent that has entered the posting system from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball or South Korea’s Korea Baseball Organization. As the deadline draws ever nearer, most of the biggest names have been taken off the board. Many of them were signed by ...2024Read about Colorado Rockies injuries -
• Royals Rumblings - News for December 15, 2023Do not do this! | Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images Our final Asian Baseball Wrap: NPB Busy week, huh? First, Will Smith comes back. Then the Royals splash some cash at Seth Lugo. To make room, they traded Taylor Clarke to the Brewers and get some minor leaguers back in return. They also signed Chris Stratton (and have not yet made a corresponding move). I don’t think we’ve...2023Read about Seth Lugo injuries -
• A look at this year’s starting pitching free agent classPhoto by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Who wants some arms? The Royals will seek to improve on this year’s last place disaster, and the area they will most look to address is the pitching. The Royals got a 5.12 ERA from their starting pitchers, fourth-worst in baseball with the third-worst strikeout rate. General Manager J.J. Picollo has stated that he expects next year’s rotation to feature Cole...2023Read about Cole Ragans injuries -
• Royals Rumblings - News for October 23, 2023Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Can Collin Snider be an impact reliever? Beat writer Jaylon Thompson has a mailbag column and considers who the Royals might pursue this winter. Picollo found success in the trade market with the additions of Cole Ragans, Nelson Velázquez and James McArthur. He could potentially swing another deal to acquire more talent. Here is one thing to note: Picollo ...2023Read about Collin Snider injuries -
• Royals Rumblings - News for April 14, 2023
Randy Bass of the Denver Bears scores against the Omaha Royals in 1980 - I promise this is relevant | Denver Post via Getty Images How did you spend your first non-day-after-Opening-Day off day? Fridays during the season can be a mixed bag for Rumblings. Thursday’s a fairly common off day so that can often be helpful. Writers for major outlets like The Star will drop that feature story t...2023Read about Bobby Witt injuries
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• Hot Stove is cold as ice for White Sox, sizzling for others
Rumors of White Sox interest proved about $10 million too light, as the cocky Cubs inked Cody Bellinger for nearly his estimated arb figure. | Ronald Martinez/Getty Images We wait for scraps as Phillies, Guardians and Cubs feast The biggest news out of Tuesday’s Winter Meetings was the MLB draft lottery. My fantastic teammate at South Side Sox, Allie Wesel, has the full draft coverage for ...2022Read about Hot Stove injuries
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• Frank Schwindel appears headed to play for NPB’s Orix Buffaloes
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The former Cubs first baseman’s going to Japan. The Cubs claimed Frank Schwindel on waivers from the A’s in July 2021 and then installed him at first base after Anthony Rizzo (and others) were traded at that year’s deadline in the big selloff. Schwindel went on to have a fantastic third of a season for the Cubs, batting 342/.389/.613 with 13 home runs i...2022Read about Frank Schwindel injuries
Orix Buffaloes lifestyle
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 15, 2023
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"Former big league player Marwin González announced he is retiring, through a press release from the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball, the club he’s played with for the past two years." - 2023
"As the best pitcher in Japan who’s been made available to MLB teams at just 25 years of age, Orix Buffaloes right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto has always been expected to command an aggressive bidding war." - 2022
"I had thought that Schwindel, who is now 30, might be able to catch on with a team in Japan’s NPB major league, and that appears to be exactly what’s happening: Nikkan Sports reports that Orix Buffaloes are working to acquire 1B Frank Schwindel." - 2021
"Former Mariners outfielder Stefen Romero has signed with the Orix Buffaloes of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, the team announced." - 2020
"Eppler is returning to North American baseball after pitching for NPB’s Orix Buffaloes last season." - 2019
"Jones announced on Twitter that he’s signing with Japan’s Orix Buffaloes." - 2018
"There’s no official word as to which club will be signing Roach, though multiple reportsout of Japan have suggested that the Orix Buffaloes have been showing interest in the 28-year-old right-hander." - 2017
"Otani didn’t disappoint, as he held the Orix Buffaloes to just two hits while racking up 10 strikeouts in a masterful shutout." - 2016
"Japan's Orix Buffaloes to wear plaid jerseys" - 2015
"Betancourt, 33, signed a one-year deal with Japan’s Orix Buffaloes last season but hit ." - 2014
"Wily Mo Pena, previously with the Orix Buffaloes in Japan, has become a free agent, Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press tweets."
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Orix Buffaloes trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Anderson Espinoza Re-Signs With NPB’s Orix Buffaloes
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024
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• Game thread LXXII - Royals at Dodgers
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 12, 2024
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• Rays add Orix Buffaloes high leverage reliever RHP Jacob WaguespackOrix Buffaloes relief pitcher Jacob Waguespack (facing) embraces catcher Kenya Wakatsuki as they celebrate the final out in their season-ending victory over the Yakult Swallows to win Japanese profession baseball’s Nippon Series 4-2 at the end of the sixth game of the seven-game series at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on October 30, 2022. | Photo by STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images Wague...2024Read about RHP Jacob trade rumors -
• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies should seize upon their last chance to sign an NPB pitcher
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• NPB’s Orix Buffaloes Sign Cody Thomas
The Orix Buffaloes of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball announced the signing of outfielder Cody Thomas this week. The Octagon client became a minor league free agent at the end of the 2023 season. An Oklahoma product, Thomas joined the professional ranks in 2016 as a Dodger draftee. Los Angeles traded him to the A’s shortly before…...2024Read about Nippon Professional trade rumors
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• Monday Rockpile: The Rockies need to be prepared for a possible shot at Roki Sasaki next winterPhoto by Gene Wang/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, January 8, 2024 The recent signings of Dakota Hudson and Jacob Stallings to one-year deals has likely provided the Colorado Rockies with their most active day (week? month?) of the off-season. There may be a surprise deal involving one of the club’s tenured infielders – Ryan McMahon and Brendan Rodgers – that coul...2024Read about Roki Sasaki trade rumors -
• Royals Rumblings - News for December 15, 2023
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• Details On Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Plan For Free Agent Meetings
Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been officially free to negotiate with MLB clubs since last Tuesday, when the Orix Buffaloes posted the star pitcher. The free agent courtship process looks to begin in earnest next week, as SNY’s Andy Martino reported on how Yamamoto and his representatives at Wasserman will approach the decision of picking the…...2023Read about Yoshinobu Yamamoto trade rumors
Orix Buffaloes stats and results
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024
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• Rays add Orix Buffaloes high leverage reliever RHP Jacob Waguespack
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 15, 2023
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• A look at this year’s starting pitching free agent class
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• Cub Tracks walks into onePhoto by Justin Berl/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Jordan Wicks lights up the Pirates and the Cubs move one game closer to the top of the wild-card heap. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in...2023Read about Cub Tracks stats -
• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 29, 2023
There are four images for “Alen Hanson” and “Royals” in the archive. This is one of them. Asian Baseball Midseason Check, Part III: NPB Ed note: As mentioned in yesterday’s comments, Max and I swapped Fri and Sat so you’re basically getting a Friday Rumblings on Saturdays. Lucky (or unlucky) you! Also, a bunch of this was written Thursday so do with that what you will. If you haven’t ha...2023Read about John Sherman stats
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 14, 2023
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• Aaron Judge picks the Yanks on the last day of Winter Meetings
The 2022 AL MVP threw a scare into the Bronx, but will remain a Yankee. | Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Lots of players on the move — but still zilch for the White Sox The Winter Meetings wrapped up today, with a whirlwind of activity to report. Yankees fans are ecstatic today — and breathing a sigh of relief — with the biggest news of the Winter Meetings. The No. 1 free agent this offseas...2022Read about Aaron Judge stats
Orix Buffaloes parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024
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• Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 2 free agency leaders could have domino effect for Juan SotoPhoto by Eric Espada/Getty Images The race for the 25-year-old Japanese ace is heating up. As the MLB Winter Meetings roll on, a huge spotlight is on a right-handed pitcher from Japan with a devastating array of pitches, and the numerous clubs clamoring for his services. We are of course talking about Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the 25-year-old right hander. Did you have someone else in mind? Whi...2023Read about Yoshinobu Yamamoto -
• A look at this year’s starting pitching free agent class
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• Cub Tracks walks into one
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 29, 2023
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 14, 2023
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• The best celebrations of the 2023 MLB season, so far
Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports From Pirate swords to Dong Bongs, here’s an ongoing list of the best celebrations in the 2023 MLB season. Major league baseball is back. Yes, the new season is underway, but some new rules implemented ahead of the 2023 season have sparked a comeback for the MLB. Game times are down, ratings are up, and there is more genuine excitement about baseball than in yea...2023Read about Pittsburgh Pirates
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• Frank Schwindel appears headed to play for NPB’s Orix Buffaloes
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Top Orix Buffaloes news
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• Adam Jones Signs With Japan’s Orix Buffaloes
Longtime major league outfielder Adam Jones’ time in the bigs may have just drawn to a close. Jones announced on Twitter that he’s signing with Japan’s Orix Buffaloes. He inked a two-year, $8MM contract with a club option for 2022, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. The deal could max out at $15.5MM if Jones’…...2019Read about Adam Jones
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• Adam Jones Weighing Move To Japan
Veteran outfielder Adam Jones may be headed for a late-career stint in Japan. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, via Twitter, Jones is in talks with Nippon Professional Baseball’s Orix Buffaloes on a contract. Notably, the concept under consideration is a multi-year arrangement. That’s a rarity for players contemplating a westward crossing of the…...2019Read about Adam Jones
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• Frank Schwindel appears headed to play for NPB’s Orix Buffaloes
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• Japan's Orix Buffaloes to wear plaid jerseys
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• Orix Buffaloes To Post Masataka Yoshida
The Orix Buffaloes of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball are going to post outfielder Masataka Yoshida, according to a report from Yahoo Japan, making him eligible to explore opportunities with MLB clubs. (hat tip to JJ Cooper from Baseball America and Jason Coskrey on Twitter.) The Japanese-language link lists the Yankees, Mariners, and Blue Jays as…...2022Read about Masataka Yoshida
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• Marwin Gonzalez To Sign With NPB’s Orix Buffaloes
Marwin Gonzalez is heading to Japan, having agreed a deal to join the Orix Buffaloes, according to Yahoo Japan. The MVP Sports Group client will take home a $1.5MM salary, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Gonzalez, 34 in March, spent the 2022 season as a utility option off the bench for…...2022Read about Marwin Gonzalez
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• Frank Schwindel Signs With NPB’s Orix Buffaloes
Former Cub Frank Schwindel has reportedly signed a deal with the Orix Buffaloes of Japan’s NPB. Schwindel had been playing for the Águilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter League. Sung Min Kim had previously tweeted that the two parties were discussing a deal, and Cibaeñas general manager Ángel Ovalles recently told reporters that the 30-year-old…...2022Read about Frank Schwindel
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• Wily Mo Pena Becomes Free Agent; Twins Interested
Wily Mo Pena, previously with the Orix Buffaloes in Japan, has become a free agent, Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press tweets. Berardino further notes that there is mutual interest between Pena and the Twins. MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes reported in … ...2014Read about Mike Berardino
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Orix Buffaloes schedule, game
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 30, 2024
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• Game thread LXXII - Royals at Dodgers
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 12, 2024
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• Rays add Orix Buffaloes high leverage reliever RHP Jacob Waguespack
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• Thursday Rockpile: The Rockies should seize upon their last chance to sign an NPB pitcher
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 15, 2023
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• Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 2 free agency leaders could have domino effect for Juan Soto
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• A look at this year’s starting pitching free agent class
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• Cub Tracks walks into one
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 29, 2023
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Orix Buffaloes rumors, scandals
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• Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 2 free agency leaders could have domino effect for Juan Soto
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• NL Player of the Week hosts AL Player of the Week as Braves face Red Sox
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Masataka Yoshida is rolling into town on a heater with Boston. The Red Sox will also have to deal with Sean Murphy, who’s also been on a heater lately. The league’s spotlight will once again shine brightly on Truist Park in Cobb County, as the Boston Red Sox are rolling into town to take on the Atlanta Braves for the start of a two-g...2023Read about Red Sox rumors
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