1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles left-hander Al Downing in the fourth inning. The Braves beat the Dodgers 7-4 ...

The last area Tampa pitched to the Tampa Bay Rays for a stadium to be built is now being developed as the GasWorx District near Ybor City. “We’re going to do everything we can to keep the Rays ...

The struggle against lefties is real, the bullpen is ever-changing, and what will the impact of their top prospect have on ...

joining Hideki Matsui. Matsui hit a two-run home run for the New York Yankees against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the Tokyo Dome on March 31, 2004. Wednesday's home run was hardly Ohtani's first ...

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) March 19, 2025 Ohtani became just the second major leaguer born in Japan to hit a home in the Tokyo Dome, joining Hideki Matsui, who did it as a member of ...

That said, it’s hard to ignore how well the Giants’ front end trio of Logan Webb, Robbie Ray and Justin Verlander has fared down in the desert. A day removed from Verlander’s five scoreless ...

The Tokyo Dome again hosted on Opening Day in 2004, when the Yankees and Rays took the field. The Yankees had Japanese superstar Hideki Matsui, who'd just come to the big leagues from Nippon ...

when the Yankees and Rays took the field. The Yankees had Japanese superstar Hideki Matsui, who'd just come to the big leagues from Nippon Professional Baseball a year earlier in 2003. Matsui was ...

Along the way, Ohtani became the first Japanese-born player to score a regular-season run at the Tokyo Dome since former New York Yankees star Hideki Matsui in 2004. In fairness, Major League ...

becoming the first Japanese-born player to score a run in an MLB game in Japan since Hideki Matsui's home run at the Tokyo Dome on March 31, 2004. The Yankees and (Devil) Rays opened that season ...

The Mariners announced they will retire Suzuki's No. 51 before a game game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 9 ... especially position players. Hideki Matsui signed with the New York Yankees.