An in-depth look at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jingu Stadium, the Central League, and Japanese Pro Baseball
Tokyo outfielder Kazuki Fukuchi has been on a bit of a tear as of late. After several weeks of doldrums at the plate, Fukuchi seems to have snapped out of it and is providing lots of extra bases at the top of Tokyo’s order. The switch-hitter has collected three hits in each of the last [...]
A brief article on the Washington University in Saint Louis website discusses how left-handed pitchers and hitters have a distinct advantage in the game of baseball. This is probably not surprising news to most readers of this site, but the math has been done, and despite roughly 90% of the adult population being right-handed, about [...]
