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Associated Press
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Nationals pitcher Trevor Williams to have surgery for partial UCL tear, out until next season
ST. LOUIS (AP) — National right-hander Trevor Williams said Wednesday night that an MRI exam of his elbow revealed a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament, and he will undergo surgery next week that will keep him out until at least next season. Williams, who re-signed with Washington on a $14 million, two-year deal last winter, has been limited to only 30 starts over the past two seasons because of arm problems. He was 3-10 with a 6.21 ERA in 17 starts this season, his last coming July 2, when he allowed seven runs on nine hits and a walk in just three innings in a loss to Detroit. The 33-year-old Williams only has a partial tear of the ligament, and the hope is an internal brace procedure will be enough to treat the injury. But orthopedist Jeffrey Dugas, who will perform the surgery next Thursday, said Williams could require Tommy John surgery if the ligament is more damaged than the MRI exam showed. Interim manager Miguel Castro filled Williams' rotation spot last weekend with Shinnosuke Ogasawara, who allowed four runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings in his big league debut. Ogasawara is expected to make another start this weekend in Milwaukee. ___ AP MLB:
The Mainichi
07-07-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Baseball: Nationals lefty Ogasawara roughed up in MLB debut
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara had a sluggish major league debut in the Washington Nationals' 6-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Ogasawara (0-1) gave up four runs, all in the first, on seven hits in 2-2/3 innings of work at Nationals Park. The 27-year-old left-hander struck out two and walked none. The Red Sox had three consecutive RBI hits in the opening frame, capped by Trevor Story's two-run homer. "I'm frustrated," said Ogasawara, who is in the first year of his two-year deal with the Nationals after nine seasons in Japan, all with the Chunichi Dragons. "The four runs in the first were a huge blow. I wanted to enjoy it but I couldn't. I'll review the video and reflect on my outing. I'll try to pitch well next time." Just hours after the game, the Nationals, who are last in the National League East, announced the firing of manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo. Among other Japanese players, Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki homered and drove in two runs in an 11-0 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals, extending his major league-leading RBI total to 77. Suzuki doubled home a run in the third and capped the scoring with his 25th home run of the season two innings later. Shohei Ohtani went hitless in four at-bats in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros, who completed a three-game series sweep.
Japan Forward
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Japan Forward
Nationals Pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara Makes MLB Debut
Ex-Chunichi Dragons starter Shinnosuke Ogasawara was the losing pitcher in a 6-4 defeat to the Boston Red Sox on July 6. He allowed four runs in 2⅔ innings. Washington Nationals starter Shinnosuke Ogasawara pitches against the Boston Red Sox on July 6, 2025, at Nationals Park. (©KYODO) Washington Nationals left-hander Shinnosuke Ogasawara had a disappointing MLB debut on Sunday, July 6. The 27-year-old left-hander from Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, gave up four runs in the first inning of the series finale against the Boston Red Sox. Ogasawara exited the game after 2⅔ innings. He allowed seven hits, struck out two and didn't walk a batter. After a shaky start in the first inning, Ogasawara didn't allow another run, but Washington lost its third straight game, 6-4, at Nationals Park. In the first, Nate Eaton and Roman Anthony hit singles sandwiched around a Romy Gonzalez strikeout. Anthony drove in the first run with his hit. The next batter, Rob Refsnyder ripped a double to center to make it 2-0. Trevor Story followed with a two-run homer to left-center, his 14th of the season, connecting on a 1-2 slider. "I can only say one thing: I'm frustrated. I have nothing else to say," Ogasawara told reporters after the game, according to NHK. Ogasawara threw 55 pitches, 35 for strikes. "I thought I would pitch my own way, but you don't know what the atmosphere is like until you take the mound for the first time in a stadium," Ogasawara was quoted as saying by NHK. "The first four runs were a huge blow, so I want to avoid that next time." Washington Nationals starter Shinnosuke Ogasawara made six pitching appearances in the minor leagues before being handed his first MLB starting assignment on July 6. (KYODO) The former Chunichi Dragons pitcher (2016-24) signed a two-year deal with the Nationals in January 2025. In his nine seasons in a Dragons uniform, Ogasawara compiled a 46-65 record with a 3.62 ERA for the Nagoya-based NPB franchise. He had a career-high 10 wins in 2022 for the Central League club. Ogasawara began the 2025 season with the International League's Rochester Red Wings, the Nationals' Triple-A affiliate, making three starts in April. With Rochester, he had a 1-1 record with a 4.80 ERA in 15 innings and 12 strikeouts. After sustaining an oblique strain and spending time on the injured list, Ogasawara also pitched for the Nationals entry in the Florida Complex League, a rookie-level circuit, on a rehab assignment. Then he made two additional starts in June for the Wilmington Blue Rocks, the Nationals' High-A affiliate (South Atlantic League). In seven combined innings in those two games, he allowed six hits and four runs in seven innings, fanning 10 and issuing two walks. "I had always done what I was supposed to do in the minors," Ogsawara said on Sunday, according to NHK. "So I was ready to pitch whenever I was called up to the mound." On the same day, the Nationals (37-53, the worst record in the National League East) announced the firing of general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez before the game. Rizzo had served as GM since 2009. Martinez became the dugout boss before the 2018 season and guided the franchise to a World Series title in 2019. An interim manager is set to be named on Monday, July 7, according to published reports. Author: Ed Odeven Find Ed on JAPAN Forward' s dedicated website, SportsLook . Follow his [Japan Sports Notebook] on Sundays, [Odds and Evens] during the week, and X (formerly Twitter) ＠ed_odeven .
Japan Times
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
Japan suspects Chinese aircraft carriers conducted drills against U.S.
The Defense Ministry believes Chinese aircraft carriers recently found operating in the Pacific may have conducted drills for countering U.S. forces in the event of a Taiwan contingency. The ministry last week announced for the first time that it had spotted two Chinese aircraft carriers operating simultaneously in Pacific waters near Japan. The vessels sailed within Japan's exclusive economic zone near remote islands that are part of the Ogasawara chain. There were also incidents in which a Chinese fighter jet based on one of the flattops flew dangerously close to a Maritime Self-Defense Force plane. The ministry is analyzing China's intentions behind these operations, sources said. Of the Chinese aircraft carriers, the Liaoning crossed for the first time what is called the second island chain, which links the Ogasawara Islands and the U.S. territory of Guam, sailing within the EEZ around Minamitori Island on June 7. China is said to regard the second island chain as a defense line to keep at bay U.S. aircraft carriers and submarines coming from Guam and elsewhere in the event of a Taiwan contingency. According to ministry sources, the Liaoning and the other flattop, Shandong, may have conducted exercises for countering U.S. forces in the event of a Taiwan contingency, with one playing the role of a U.S. aircraft carrier and the other practicing intercepting it. Regarding the close encounters between the Japanese and Chinese planes, some observers say China may have made the moves because it did not want Japanese aircraft to approach the air defense zone established by the carrier fleet. The Shandong operated in the EEZ around Okinotorishima island on June 9, with the departures and arrivals of carrier-based aircraft confirmed. In the EEZ around Okinotorishima, a Chinese marine research ship operated without Japan's consent in late May. Although the Japanese government protested, China maintained its position of not recognizing the EEZ, saying that Okinotorishima is not an island but rocks. "It is necessary to examine whether there is any connection between the marine research ship and the Chinese military behavior in the EEZ," a ruling party member said. The sea area around Minamitori where the Liaoning sailed is believed to hold significant seabed resources. According to the International Seabed Authority, China plans to test-mine for manganese nodules, which contain minor metals, from the seabed in international waters outside Japan's EEZ around Minamitori under exploration rights granted by the ISA. "We will take all possible measures for warning and surveillance and deter any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force," Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told a press conference Friday. "We will proceed with a detailed analysis" of the latest movements of Chinese aircraft carriers, he added.
Washington Post
21-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
With Opening Day near, the Nats are still sorting out their fifth starter
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — About four hours before Shinnosuke Ogasawara's final start of spring training, he sat at his locker when a Washington Nationals staff member called his name. 'Big crowd today,' the staffer said, hinting at his matchup against fellow Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga. Ogasawara gave him a thumbs up and smiled. 'This is bigger than the Tokyo Series,' the staffer added, and Ogasawara laughed.
