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Esta semana no se trataba de la visita a Japón de los vigentes campeones de las Series Mundiales, ni de la transformación de Yoshinobu Yamamoto, ni siquiera del debut en las Grandes Ligas de Roki Sasaki.
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This week wasn’t about the defending World Series champions visiting Japan, or Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s transformation, or even Roki Sasaki’s major league debut.
VoicesHernández: If Yoshinobu Yamamoto keeps this up, he absolutely can be ‘in the Cy Young conversation’
Yoshinobu Yamamoto limited the Cubs to one run, three hits and a walk and struck out four, effectively using his splitter and flashing tantalizing potential in Tokyo Series opener.
Rather than distance himself from his painful memories in Rikuzentakata, Roki Sasaki has taken a proactive approach to preserve his more pleasant recollections of his upbringing.
Years from now, people who weren’t here will claim they were. The people who actually were here won’t be complaining about the outrageous ticket prices.
VoicesHernández: Tokyo Series atmosphere shows Shohei Ohtani is more than ‘a representative of Japan’
The response to Shohei Ohtani at the Tokyo Dome on Friday reestablished a longstanding truth about the Dodgers: In Japan’s view, there is Ohtani and then there is everyone else.
The road to the NBA Finals is opening up for the Lakers, who are suddenly in second place in the Western Conference standings. Home-court advantage can be a big asset.
