most adorable ball knower ever 😭😂💙 "baila roki and ohtani..."

Sasaki gets the "W" in Game 2. Ohtani goes 3 for 3 (Single, Double, HR, BB) in Game 3. Yamamoto up next against the Marlins on Japanese Heritage Night. (Thank you, ShoKarma 😉)

I've loved ball all my life. I went from a hardcore fan to a casual around the 2010s because the nerds solved the game and it got boring. Ohtani + the rule changes got me back being hardcore. Sports is forever going to be a constant battle of nerds vs rules going forward. MLB understood that.

another banger 🔥🔥

Exactly one year later, and it's déjà vu all over again with the same faction of karens in the Dodgers fanbase whining about Ohtani. No grace ever given to him. #KARMA, do your thing....

全然絵を投稿できてない最近🙏🙏🙏

Not even a full month yet, and Shohei Ohtani leads the league in fangraph's WAR. Nico Hoerner, Drake Baldwin, Corbin Carroll, and Andy Pages round out the top five. #大谷翔平

Last night, Yamamoto. Tonight, Ohtani...

Still my ace. Offense and defense always do him dirty... 😔 #山本由伸

Masataka Yoshida comes in to pinch hit and then walks it off for the Red Sox. And all I can think about is how Cora and the FO continue to treat him like shit. Masa is a true baller; he's solid like "a rock" as Shohei Ohtani put it. Just trade him already. #吉田正尚

2026 Pitching Stats My two ACES 🔥🔥 #YoshinobuYamamoto #ShoheiOhtani

Retirement post for Sho Nakata japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2026/04/sho-...

Sasaki did make progress in his outing against Jacob deGrom, giving up only 2 earned runs despite being squeezed by a couple of calls at the plate that would eventually inflate his walks today. Season ERA dropped from 7.00 to 6.23.

From day 1 to now, HOF pitcher CC Sabathia is still shouting from the rooftops "Ohtani is the greatest baseball player to ever play"... Sabathia shares more thoughts on the GOAT as well as Ichiro-san and the influx of NPB talent into MLB #大谷翔平 🎥All the Smoke podcast

Left as the winning pitcher after 6 innings pitched only to get a no decision when the bullpen imploded. Sadly, today's start reminded me of what it was like to watch Ohtani start for the Angels 😔 Final line: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER ( 1 R), 1 BB, 2 K

First Sasaki, then Yamamoto, and now Ohtani... Get 'em tomorrow, Senpai 🔥

Card Of The Week - Haruki Hosono of the Fighters threw a no-hitter last week japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2026/04/card...

Rōki-san, trust the process and believe in yourself. Don't listen to the haters. #佐々木朗希

"He's the best person," says Nats pitcher Gus Varland when describing former teammate Shohei Ohtani, who quietly covered his mother's cancer treatment. Last fall when the Dodgers played the Jays, Ohtani had a brief reunion with Varland's mother, fully recovered & cheering on Gus' brother Louis. 💙💙

Retirement post for Hirokazu Sawamura japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2026/04/hiro...

Me too, Ohtani-sama. Me too 😆 First home run of the season, and a 3-run game-tying bomb at that... Dodgers go on to defeat the Nationals 13-6 in game 1. I'm hoping strength coach Travis comes up with more dugout celebration/rituals for Ohtani, who did the "Totoro" while touching home plate today

"Felt really good going into the game...I focused on execution" - Shohei Ohtani on his first win of the 2026 Season 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 6K, 3 BB, 87 pitches Ohtani is the Dodgers' fifth starter...FIFTH starter, lol.

I asked PitchingNinja, Rob Friedman, about why Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is such a fascinating pitcher. www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

Cannot wait for Rōki Sasaki to shut them the hell up.

My annual NPB Opening Day post using an idea from @nightowlcardz.bsky.social japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2026/03/play...

My young GOAT Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the mound tonight in the Dodgers' home opener against the Diamondbacks 🔥🤲... Cy Young 🔜

Shohei Ohtani makes history every game he plays. One of his game-worn jerseys just sold for an outrageous price.

It's spring training. Roki Sasaki will be fine. Mark my words.

Quick post about the members of Samurai Japan and Korea who had Topps Now WBC cards this year japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2026/03/2026...

Venezuela beats U.S. to win first World Baseball Classic title www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...

It's Little Bogie's BIRTHDAY!!! 🎁🎈🎂🥳🎊 He is 14 years years old today!!! 🎈🎈🎈 Happy Birthday to the love of my life!! 🫶 Happy Birthday Little Bogie 🎁

¡Vamos, Venezuela! 🔥🔥 ¡Campeones del Clásico!

Venezuela. YOU BETTER WIN IT ALL NOW. ¡VAMOS! #WorldBaseballClassic

Me and Luis Rengifo and Jose Suarez and Eduardo Escobar are crying tears of joy!! ¡VAMOS!

It is the anniversary of the My Lai massacre today. I'd say that even more than most years, it's important to remember what happened. And the role Hugh Thompson, an active serviceman, played in both stopping and publicising it. Despite enormous military, political and public pressure to stay quiet.

What an incredibly ugly ending. Shame.

First, congrats to Venezuela and Manager Omar López on a well-executed game plan. Go win it all now. As for Samurai Japan, time to retool as manager Hirokazu Ibata announces that he will retire following the Classic.

And Hiroya Miyagi flew 18 hours to Miami for nothing 🤦

Venezuela. YOU BETTER WIN IT ALL NOW. ¡VAMOS! #WorldBaseballClassic

Itoh is a starter, not a relief pitcher. I blame you, Ibata, if Japan loses this WBC game.

I already know how it's going to go. Just take the walk. They're not going to let you be the one to beat them. Just please take the walk, Ohtani-sama ...😔 #WBC2026

Hiromi Itoh is a STARTER, a Sayamura award winning ace. Somebody remind Ibata 🤦 #WBC2026 #SamuraiJapan #伊藤大海

Retirement post for Hisayoshi Chono japanesebaseballcards.blogspot.com/2026/03/hisa...

Hubris and Hamartia. #BaseballKarma

On to Miami 🌴😎 #WBC2026

"Ohtani has rarely spoken publicly and at length about his experience of March 11. Fifteen years later, he reflects in an exclusive written interview with The Japan Times — in his own words — on what he remembers and what he believes must not be forgotten..."

We were 1 swing away from tying the game & if you want to go really in depth, we shut them out for 7 innings & if you change 1 pitch, we're going into the 9th inning up 3-2. I hope we play the US again. I want to face them more than I want anything else in the world... - Benji Gil, Team Mexico MGR

Team Mexico, please take Destiny into your own hands. Please...🤲 #WBC2026

Congrats to Korea. They were on a mission and are now headed to the quarterfinals. Hope that Aussie catcher learns something about sportsmanship. Karma did its job, and Milan Prokhop was avenged.

Masataka Yoshida adds another chapter to his World Baseball Classic legend www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...