Chunichi Dragons
October 04, 2012
Chunichi Dragons outfielder Yohei Oshima is a man on the run, but of late, he's been slowing up in his quest to steal enough bases to nab the Central League's base-stealing...
January 17, 2012
According to the Chinese zodiac, this is the Year of the Dragon. But can the Chunichi Dragons make it their year as well?
January 11, 2012
BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles have signed pitcher Chen Wei-yin, a 26-year-old left-hander who spent the last four seasons in Japan playing with the Central League's...
November 23, 2011
NAGOYA--In his typically calm manner, former Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai shot back at reporters who have long attacked his style.
November 20, 2011
Toshiya Sugiuchi stepped up when his team needed him most, combining with three relievers on a four-hit shutout Nov. 20 as the Softbank Hawks topped the Chunichi Dragons 3-0 in ...
November 19, 2011
Continuing a bizarre trend that has seen the visiting team win every game in the 2011 Japan Series so far, the Chunichi Dragons eked out a 2-1 win over the Softbank Hawks on...
November 17, 2011
Softbank pitcher Hiroki Yamada threw six scoreless innings and battery mate Toru Hosokawa drove in a run as the visiting Hawks dumped the Chunichi Dragons 5-0 in Game 5 at...
November 16, 2011
Reliever Masahiko Morifuku bailed the Softbank Hawks out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the sixth inning to lead the Pacific League champions over the Chunichi Dragons...
November 15, 2011
Hitoshi Tamura went 3-for-4 with a two-run dinger, and Tadashi Settsu pitched seven strong innings as the Softbank Hawks beat the Central League pennant winner Chunichi Dragons ...
November 14, 2011
Same result, just a different hero this time.
November 12, 2011
Masaaki Koike belted a 10th-inning solo home run as the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons edged Pacific League pennant-winners the Softbank Hawks 2-1 in Game 1 of the...
November 07, 2011
The Chunichi Dragons advanced to the Japan Series for the second straight season after defeating the Yakult Swallows 4-2 in Stage 2 of the Central League Climax Series at...
November 05, 2011
Tony Blanco homered and drove in two runs Nov. 5 as the Chunichi Dragons defeated the Yakult Swallows 5-1 to take a 3-2 lead in Stage 2 of the Central League Climax Series...
November 02, 2011
Masahiko Morino went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Kazuki Yoshimi tossed a strong 7 1/3 innings as the Chunichi Dragons edged the Yakult Swallows 2-1 in Game 1 of Stage 2 of the...
October 19, 2011
The Chunichi Dragons' second consecutive Central League title is largely a testament to the amazing consistency of their pitching. Perhaps the one man who symbolizes this most...
October 18, 2011
YOKOHAMA -- A three-run home run off the bat of Tony Blanco gave the Chunichi Dragons a 3-3 10-inning tie with the BayStars on Oct. 18 at Yokohama Stadium, clinching the second ...
October 15, 2011
Alex Ramirez and Yoshinobu Takahashi each hit solo home runs to back the solid pitching of Dicky Gonzalez on Oct. 15 at Tokyo Dome as the Yomiuri Giants kept the Chunichi...
October 13, 2011
Veteran slugger Kazuhiro Wada slammed an eighth-inning three-run homer and Maximo Nelson worked eight-plus strong innings on the mound as the Chunichi Dragons edged the Yakult...
September 29, 2011
Morimichi Takagi, the man tapped to replace Hiromitsu Ochiai as manager of the Chunichi Dragons, is already planning big changes, including a shift back to personnel familiar...
September 26, 2011
It seems that in the baseball world, being a success in your job is no guarantee that you will keep it.