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Lake rejected the prayer breakfast's calls for reconciliation, said God "enacts justice"

“Hi, I am Kodai Senga of the New York Mets,” said the Mets’ newest hurler, introducing himself to the Major Leagues on Monday at Citi Field. “I am very happy and excited to be in the Big Apple and to join such a great team.”

The offseason is officially here, and this year’s free-agency class features a record-setting slugger alongside star shortstops. See how they stack up.

Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been named the top starting pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball for the second year running.

LOS ANGELES — He could be the best pitching prospect to ever come from the same Japanese prefecture that produced Shohei Ohtani.

Suzuki and Darvish exchanged jerseys before the Cubs’ 7-5 win over the Padres on Wednesday.

The Japanese phenom allowed a hit to the first batter he faced on Sunday.

The 20-year old followed up his perfect game with another stellar performance.

The Japanese phenom has become a global star after one of the greatest games ever pitched, and he has survived tragedy along the way

The righty also set two separate strikeout records on his way to a historic performance

When the Cubs executed their trade-deadline fire sale last July—after they had traded Yu Darvish and nontendered Kyle Schwarber in December 2020—it appeared that they would be entering a multiyear transition. Perhaps this wouldn’t be the type of long rebuild they endured a decade ago, but it was ...