Oikawa

Nippon Professional Baseball news is being read widely in Japan, centring on a Hanshin Tigers game. Yoshikawa delivered a go-ahead sacrifice fly, while Hanshin pitcher Masaki Oikawa surrendered the lead after Motoyama failed to field a ground ball cleanly. Related coverage includes a video of Chandler Bat showing Shohei Ohtani the making of his bat, calling him the best partner.