They aren’t Japan’s best team, nor the flashiest, but when the Hanshin Tigers roar, the entire Kansai region listens. Fresh ...

TOKYO -- For two days in Japan, it's the Hanshin Tigers who have looked like the class of the National League. In another ...

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo (Kyodo) -- Shoki Murakami threw a complete-game shutout as the Hanshin Tigers ended their losing streak at four games with a 4-0 victory over the Yakult Swallows on Friday.

Yukinori Kishida delivered a pinch-hit tiebreaking single in the top of the ninth inning as the Yomiuri Giants ended the Hanshin Tigers' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Sunday. The ...

Keiji Takahashi of the Yakult Swallows pitches against the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on April 8, 2025. (Kyodo) NISHINOMIYA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Keiji Takahashi ...