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Monday, November 30, 2020

Report: Tatsushi Masuda likely to remain with Lions

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 === The Saitama Seibu Lions will likely retain free agent Tatsushi Masuda, according to reports . For a team that is known to let players w...
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Ohtani could be on a path to MLB obscurity

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\ === The Los Angeles Angels signed Shohei Ohtani after the 2017 season and understandably, it received much fanfare from both Asia and Nort...
Sunday, November 15, 2020

2020 NPB Draft: A summary of each Seibu Lions pick

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=== The Saitama Seibu Lions took a total of seven players and five ikusei during the 2020 NPB Draft. In an irregular year, fewer high schoo...
Friday, November 13, 2020

Lions announce multiple players not returning in 2021

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  One of the hardest news times in sports is ongoing in NPB. It's the annual time of the year where several players are senryokugai, mea...
Monday, November 9, 2020

2020 Seibu Lions Weekly Digest: Coach dismissed, coming up short

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 === The Saitama Seibu Lions came up short of a Climax Series spot in the final week of the season, going 3-3-1 in the last seven games play...
Sunday, November 1, 2020

2020 Seibu Lions Weekly Digest: Drafting and stalemate games

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  The Saitama Seibu Lions went 3-3 against the Rakuten Eagles and Softbank Hawks in a split homestand. They sit in third place, 1.5 games ou...
Sunday, October 25, 2020

2020 Seibu Lions Weekly Digest: Takahashi retires, Lions move up

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  === The Saitama Seibu Lions went 4-2 against the Chiba Lotte Marines and Softbank Hawks. They moved up to third place in the Pacific Leagu...