Tokyo Dome

...contest of its kind between professionals mainly under 26 and amateurs, the NPB players struck first in front of 41,025 fans at Tokyo Dome. Yomiuri Giants shortstop Hayato Sakamoto led off the first inning with a single to left off Waseda...

In this article: Yuki Saito, Waseda University, Takahiro Arai, Yomiuri Giants, Hanshin Tigers, and Pacific

The final game of the 2009 baseball season in Japan takes place on Sunday at Tokyo Dome. Billed as the "U-26" it features a select team of college players against a group of professionals, most of whom are under the age of 26. The pro team...

In this article: Marc Kroon, Alex Ramirez, Dicky Gonzalez, Juan Morillo, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Yomiuri Giants, Japan, Central League, and MVP

...are being played. They almost got it right this year, when they decided to play a couple of them in Major League ballparks (and the Tokyo Dome). But why not play a couple of the games at Yankee Stadium or Fenway Park, where most of the...

In this article: Bud Selig, Pete Rose, World Series, Cooperstown, American League, Major League Baseball, Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, and Milwaukee

...next year, no one will forget his time with the Yankees, including the 2004 MLB season openers when the Bronx Bombers played Tampa Bay in Tokyo Dome, and his 2009 World Series heroics. Speaking of which, I received two e-mails from...

In this article: Hideki Matsui, New York Yankees, American League, World Series, Mickey Mantle, 2009 World Series, MVP, Yomiuri Giants, and Seattle Mariners

...Aerosmith is not breaking up Aerosmith's lead singer Steven Tyler, right, belts out the tune beside guitarist Joe Perry during their Tokyo Dome concert in Tokyo. Relax, Aerosmith fans: Steven Tyler says he isn't leaving the band. Tyler...

In this article: Aerosmith, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Billboard, Walk This Way, Rolling Stone, Tokyo, New York City, and South Dakota

Foreign yet familiar: 'American pastime' has deep roots in the 'Land of the Rising Sun' In the Tokyo Dome, D. J. Houlton, 29, a pitcher for the Japanese baseball team, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, jogs along the outfield fence before a game...

In this article: Japan, Osaka, Yomiuri Giants, Hanshin Tigers, Nippon Ham Fighters, Tofu, World War II, D. J. Houlton, and Tom O'Malley

...Abe who took the plaudits by hitting the game-winning homer. But Kamei's first-pitch solo dinger beforehand changed the momentum at Tokyo Dome, setting the stage for Abe's shot. "I didn't think too much, I just hit it with my heart,"...

In this article: Shinnosuke Abe, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, and Yomiuri Giants

Twice the Fighters had reason to believe that they had put themselves into the driver's seat for the 2009 title on Thursday night at Tokyo Dome. Nippon Ham starter Shugo Fujii did his best Darvish impersonation for seven shutout innings,...

In this article: Yu Darvish, Masataka Nashida, Hokkaido, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, and Yomiuri Giants

...skipper Masataka Nashida (center) says his team will need to avoided costly mistakes against the Giants in Japan Series contests at Tokyo Dome, where high-scoring games are common. KYODO PHOTO Hitting the ball as far as he can and chatting...

In this article: Alex Ramirez, Central League, Sapporo, Hokkaido, and Tokyo

Demonstrators march protesting against former President George W. Bush near Tokyo Dome where Bush is visiting to watch a Japan Series baseball game in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The...

In this article: George W. Bush, Tokyo, Nippon Ham Fighters, Yomiuri Giants, Junichiro Koizumi, Japan, Shinnosuke Abe, World Series, and Sadaharu Oh