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  • Kenta Maeda on Evolving as a Pitcher
    • Kenta Maeda on Evolving as a Pitcher
    The Minnesota Twins right-hander has changed since his days with the Hiroshima Carp....2023
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  • • 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...2023
  • • This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn strikes out 18
    Braves Franchise History 1952 - Warren Spahn ties the National League record of 18 strikeouts in a 15 inning, 3-1 loss to the Cubs. MLB History 1933 - Lou Gehrig and manager Joe McCarthy are ejected. McCarthy is given a three-game suspension but Gehrig isn’t keeping his consecutive games played streak alive at 1,249. 1969 - Reggie Jackson has five hits, including a pair of homers, and drives in ...2023
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  • • 2023 Cubs player profiles: Seiya Suzuki
    Seiya Suzuki gives the ball a good look | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The 11th in a series of capsule biographies. Japanese superstar Suzuki comes to Chicago and sayonara baseballs. His glove will come around. 28-year-old Seiya Suzuki is a “five-time NPB All-Star, six-time NPB Best Nine Award winner, and a five-time winner of the NPB Golden Glove Award.” His fielding as a Cub rea...2023
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  • • NPB’s Hiroshima Carp To Sign Matt Davidson
    The Hiroshima Carp of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball have signed infielder Matt Davidson to a one-year contract, per Yahoo Japan. Davidson is represented by the MVP Sports Group. It’ll be the first stint overseas for Davidson, the No. 35 overall pick in the 2009 draft (D-backs) and former top prospect who’s appeared in parts of…...2022
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  • • Cubs free agent target: Kodai Senga
    Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images Another Japanese pitcher wants to come to MLB. Should the Cubs go after him? In BCB After Dark Tuesday, Josh asked if you’d rather have Carlos Rodón as a Cub, or NPB star Kodai Senga. The consensus vote appears to be Senga, by about a 60-40 margin. So let’s talk a bit about the Japanese star. I don’t have a lot of information to give you here other than t...2022

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Hiroshima Carp injury and suspension

  • • This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn strikes out 18
    2023
  • • Kenta Maeda Has No Time for Learning Curve in Dodgers' Depleted Rotation
    2016
  • • Alex Wood Maximizing Potential Would Change the Game for Dodgers Rotation
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Don't Discount Giants in Rugged NL West
    2016
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  • • Is Dodgers' Revamped Rotation Good Enough to Compete for 2016 Title?
    2016
  • • How Jose Fernandez Blockbuster Could Happen Without Crippling Dodgers' Farm
    2015
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  • • How Good Is Kenta Maeda, the Latest Mystery Ace to Jump into MLB Scene?
    2015
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  • • Yankees lose old safety net in Kuroda
    Hiroki Kuroda did the same thing he did each of the last two offseasons; he went home to Japan to contemplate what he’d do the following season. His previous decisions took time to formulate but Kuroda eventually opted to return to the Bronx. This time he's staying put in Japan as Kuroda signed with the Hiroshima Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball league, the team he began his professional c...2014
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  • • How This MLB Offseason Will Impact the 2015-2016 Free-Agent Class
    2014
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  • • What Is Red Sox's Best 'Plan B' After Digging Own Grave in Losing Jon Lester?
    2014
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Timeline

  • 2023
    "Suzuki made his debut with the Hiroshima Carp at 18 years old, and by 21 he was a legitimate star in Japan."

  • 2022
    "639 with 38 home runs in 533 plate appearances for the Hiroshima Carp this year."

  • 2021
    "If he doesn’t sign a contract by then, he will return to the Hiroshima Carp,…"

  • 2020
    "Hiroshima Carp Acquire Kevin Cron, Dovydas Neverauskas"

  • 2019
    "Kikuchi’s Nippon Professional Baseball team – the Hiroshima Carp – posted him Dec."

  • 2018
    "The Hiroshima Carp and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks played to a 2-2, 12-inning tie Saturday in the first game of the Japan Series."

  • 2017
    "Former Giants infielder Ramiro Pena will play next season with Japan’s Hiroshima Carp, according to a tweet from Bambino Sedano retweeted by Pena himself."

  • 2016
    "  After seven seasons in the majors, Kuroda returned to Japan and pitched with Maeda for the Hiroshima Carp last summer."

  • 2015
    "The Hiroshima Carp will post ace right-hander Kenta Maeda for Major League clubs to bid on this winter, according to a report from Yahoo Japan (Japanese link, h/t: Jason Coskrey of the Japan Times, on Twitter)."

  • 2014
    "Veteran righty Hiroki Kuroda is planning to return to the place where he made his name, the Hiroshima Carp of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league."

Hiroshima Carp trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Weekend Rumblings - News for July 29, 2023
    2023
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  • • 2023 Cubs player profiles: Seiya Suzuki
    2023
  • • NPB’s Hiroshima Carp To Sign Matt Davidson
    2022
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  • • Cubs free agent target: Kodai Senga
    2022
  • • Seiya Suzuki Still Planning To Wait Out Lockout To Sign With MLB Club
    As it has for all major league free agents, the lockout has frozen the signing process for Seiya Suzuki. The Japanese star was posted by his NPB club, the Hiroshima Carp, in late November. That opened a 30-day window for Suzuki to come to an agreement with a big league team, but MLB instituted a lockout…...2022
  • • Seiya Suzuki To Be Posted Tomorrow Morning
    MLB has told teams that outfielder Seiya Suzuki will be posted tomorrow morning, per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. That will open a 30-day window for teams to negotiate with him, with the deadline being 4:00 pm CT on December 22. If he doesn’t sign a contract by then, he will return to the Hiroshima Carp,…...2021
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  • • NPB’s Hiroshima Carp Sign Nik Turley
    The Hiroshima Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball signed left-hander Nik Turley to a one-year contract last week, the team announced.  Turley will receive 73 million yen plus incentives (roughly $641K) as well as a signing bonus of 11 million yen (a little under $97K). Turley spent the 2021 season pitching for the White Sox Triple-A…...2021
  • • Hiroshima Carp Acquire Kevin Cron, Dovydas Neverauskas
    Catching up on some signings from earlier this week, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball agreed to one-year deals with first baseman Kevin Cron and right-hander Dovydas Neverauskas.  According to Sports Hochi (hat tip to Patrick Newman of NPBTracker), Cron will earn $1.1MM in the form of an $800K salary and a $300K…...2020
  • • Tayler Scott To Sign With NPB’s Hiroshima Carp
    The Hiroshima Carp of the NPB have announced the signing of righty Tayler Scott, as relayed in a tweet from Patrick Newman of NPBtracker.com (link). Scott, who is expected to serve in middle relief with the Carp, will receive a $525K salary and a $175K signing bonus. A native of Johannesburg, South Africa, Scott made…...2019
  • • Kenta Maeda Has No Time for Learning Curve in Dodgers' Depleted Rotation
    2016

Hiroshima Carp stats and results

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    2023
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  • • Alex Wood Maximizing Potential Would Change the Game for Dodgers Rotation
    2016
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  • • Is Dodgers' Revamped Rotation Good Enough to Compete for 2016 Title?
    2016
  • • How Jose Fernandez Blockbuster Could Happen Without Crippling Dodgers' Farm
    2015
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  • • How Good Is Kenta Maeda, the Latest Mystery Ace to Jump into MLB Scene?
    2015
  • • Kenta Maeda: Latest News, Rumors, Speculation Surrounding Free-Agent SP
    2015
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  • • Kenta Maeda Not Posted by Hiroshima Carp: Latest Details and Reaction
    2014
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  • • Early Trends That Will Shape the Rest of the MLB Offseason
    2014
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  • • MLB Free Agents 2014: Rumors and Predictions for Top International Targets
    2014
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Hiroshima Carp parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Weekend Rumblings - News for July 29, 2023
    2023
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  • • Kenta Maeda Has No Time for Learning Curve in Dodgers' Depleted Rotation
    2016
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  • • Is Dodgers' Revamped Rotation Good Enough to Compete for 2016 Title?
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Shopping Season Underway at Nashville Winter Meetings
    2015
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  • • What Is Red Sox's Best 'Plan B' After Digging Own Grave in Losing Jon Lester?
    2014
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Top Hiroshima Carp news

  • • Reports: Cubs To Sign Seiya Suzuki
    The Cubs have agreed to sign outfielder Seiya Suzuki to a five-year, $70MM deal, according to Sanspo and David Kaplan of ESPN 1000.  Cubs brass, including owner Tom Ricketts, met with Suzuki in person yesterday. Suzuki hit .317/.433/.639 with 38 home runs in 533 plate appearances for the Hiroshima Carp this year.  He’s been one of…...2022
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  • • Japan’s Hiroshima Carp To Post Kenta Maeda
    The Hiroshima Carp will post ace right-hander Kenta Maeda for Major League clubs to bid on this winter, according to a report from Yahoo Japan (Japanese link, h/t: Jason Coskrey of the Japan Times, on Twitter). Maeda had asked his club to post him a little more than a week ago. Baseball America’s Ben Badler…...2015
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  • • Seiya Suzuki To Be Posted Tomorrow Morning
    2021
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Don't Discount Giants in Rugged NL West
    2016
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  • • How Jose Fernandez Blockbuster Could Happen Without Crippling Dodgers' Farm
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  • • Hiroshima Carp Could Post Outfielder Seiya Suzuki For MLB Clubs
    The Hiroshima Carp of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball could make top outfielder Seiya Suzuki available to Major League teams via the posting system this winter, according to a report from Yahoo Japan. The Carp have begun taking some of the necessary steps, per the report, conducting a recent MRI for updated medical records and beginning…...2021
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  • • Hiroki Kuroda Plans To Return To Hiroshima Carp
    Veteran righty Hiroki Kuroda is planning to return to the place where he made his name, the Hiroshima Carp of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league. Japanese media outlets Nippon and Chugoku Shimbun reported the news earlier today, with Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reporting via … ...2014
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  • • Kenta Maeda to Dodgers: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Shopping Season Underway at Nashville Winter Meetings
    2015
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  • • Alex Wood Maximizing Potential Would Change the Game for Dodgers Rotation
    2016
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  • • Hiroshima Carp To Post Outfielder Seiya Suzuki For MLB Teams
    The Hiroshima Carp of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball will post 27-year-old outfielder Seiya Suzuki for Major League clubs this winter, reports MLB.com’s Jon Morosi. Yahoo Japan reported two weeks ago that Suzuki was likely to be posted for big league clubs. Suzuki’s posting will serve as a major storyline this offseason. The slugging right fielder…...2021
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  • • How Good Is Kenta Maeda, the Latest Mystery Ace to Jump into MLB Scene?
    2015
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  • • Kenta Maeda Asks To Be Posted
    Japanese hurler Kenta Maeda has requested that his Japanese club, the Hiroshima Carp, make him available to major league organizations through the posting process, as Yasuko Yanagita of Hochi Shimbun first reported on Twitter. Maeda spun 206 1/3 innings of 2.09 ERA pitching last year. While he’s not a huge strikeout pitcher — he’s never topped 8.1…...2015
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  • • Latest On Giants, Seiya Suzuki
    The Giants’ interest in outfielder Seiya Suzuki was first noted back in November, and San Francisco has continued to be linked to the longtime Hiroshima Carp slugger.  As reported by Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic, the Giants were one of the teams who conducted video interviews with Suzuki (through Zoom) prior to the start of…...2022
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Hiroshima Carp fantasy rankings and news

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  • • What Is Red Sox's Best 'Plan B' After Digging Own Grave in Losing Jon Lester?
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Hiroshima Carp schedule, game

  • • Weekend Rumblings - News for July 29, 2023
    2023
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  • • 2023 Cubs player profiles: Seiya Suzuki
    2023
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  • • Kenta Maeda Has No Time for Learning Curve in Dodgers' Depleted Rotation
    2016
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Don't Discount Giants in Rugged NL West
    2016
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  • • Is Dodgers' Revamped Rotation Good Enough to Compete for 2016 Title?
    2016
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  • • Dodgers finally ready to introduce their latest rotation addition
    LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers are set to announce the signing of free-agent Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda.Los Angeles scheduled a news conference on Thursday at Dodger Stadium, and a person familiar with the event said the subject of the news conference was Maeda.The 27-year-old pitcher will become the only healthy right-hander in the team's otherwise lefty-dominated rotation, joining Clayton Kershaw,...2016
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  • • Kenta Maeda to Dodgers: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • How Good Is Kenta Maeda, the Latest Mystery Ace to Jump into MLB Scene?
    2015
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Shopping Season Underway at Nashville Winter Meetings
    2015
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  • • Japanese Star Kenta Maeda's Posting Adds Another Possible Ace to MLB Free Agency
    2015
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Hiroshima Carp rumors, scandals

  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: Shopping Season Underway at Nashville Winter Meetings
    2015
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  • • How This MLB Offseason Will Impact the 2015-2016 Free-Agent Class
    2014
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  • • Japanese Star Kenta Maeda's Scouting Report, Top Potential Suitors
    2014
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  • • MLB Rumors: Latest Buzz on Biggest International Free Agents
    2014
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