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J-Slanted: Spring is in the Air

J-Slanted: Spring is in the Air

By JORDAN IKEDA Sports Editor As opening day for the 2010 MLB season looms less than a week away we’ll take a brief look at some of the storylines out there. The Oakland A’s seem poised to offer starting... 

MLB Preview Pt. 1: Rising Suns

MLB Preview Pt. 1: Rising Suns

By JORDAN IKEDA In this first of a three part series, I’ll be taking a look at the various Japanese players suiting up for the MLB this season. Parts two and three will focus on Asian Americans and... 

Sun Spots: Spring and Winter

Sun Spots: Spring and Winter

This week marks the second week of the Winter Olympics as well as the first week in which MLB players are arriving to camp. The culmination of four years of work and the beginning of a new season all rolled... 

Mets Snag Igarashi

Mets Snag Igarashi

The New York Mets signed righthanded pitcher Ryota Igarashi to a two year,  $3 million contract Thursday. Igarashi, 30, was 47-29 with 54 saves and a 3.25 ERA in 507 games for the Yakult Swallows of the... 

Sun Spots: Matsui, Ichiro and Figgins

Sun Spots: Matsui, Ichiro and Figgins

Been a little bit busy and haven’t posted a Sun Spots the last couple of weeks. Will try to make up for that by posting two blogs today. Enjoy the reading on Matsui and Ichiro and the American League... 

Johjima Says Sayonara

Johjima Says Sayonara

After an injury-plagued 2009 season that limited him to 71 games and a back up role, Kenji Johjima opted out of his $24 million contract to play in Japan this past weekend. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By... 

Sun Spots

Sun Spots

Only a few spots this week, but there’s some really good stuff, especially about Kurt Suzuki. As always, comments are always welcome. Bryan Clay makes his case for Chicago in 2016. Even though we... 

The First

The First

By JORDAN IKEDA Rafu Sports Editor === On Sunday, Ichiro Suzuki did something never before seen in the 150 years that baseball has been played professionally. Not in the, “Did you see that throw from... 

Sun Spots 3

Sun Spots 3

Some interesting baseball news this week in our third installment of Sun Spots. Feel free to comment. What life is like for a 40-year-old (Ken Takahashi) rookie trying to make it to the bigs. A breakdown... 

Sun Spots 2

Sun Spots 2

Hello all. I attended the LA Women’s Open at the Home Depot Center so that’s what this week’s J-Slanted was about (check Thursday’s paper). So for those of you who need your baseball fix, here’s... 

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