Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 9-6-19: Alejandro Mejia Singles & Drives In One Run

Alejandro Mejia (former DSL-Hiroshima) started at third base and batted sixth.  1-for-3 with one RBI and two strikeouts.

Hiroshima beat Hanshin 6-3

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 8-9-19: Alejandro Mejia Walks & Hits A Three-Run Homer

Este fue el cuadrangular de 3 carreras del dominicano Alejandro Mejía @MejiaAle96 de hoy (09/04). Su 4to de la campaña.
🇩🇴💪👏👍👇https://t.co/VFg5antya2

— Béisbol Japonés.com (@beisboljapones) August 9, 2019

Alejandro Mejia (former DSL-Hiroshima) started at third base and batted seventh.  1-for-3 with one home run, three RBIs, one run, one walk, and two strikeouts.

Hiroshima beat Hanshin 11-5

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 7-7-19: Brandon Dickson Pitched One Scoreless Inning For The Save

Alejandro Mejia (former DSL-Hiroshima) entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted eighth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Hanshin beat Hiroshima 1-0

Brandon Dickson (former St. Louis-Orix) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and one walk for the save (5).  (p-s:11-6)

Orix beat Softbank 5-2

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 7-4-19: Brandon Dickson Pitched One Scoreless Inning For The Save; Alejandro Mejia Drives In One Run

Alejandro Mejia (former DSL-Hiroshima) started at first base and moved to third, batting third.  0-for-3 with one RBI and one strikeout.

Yakult beat Hiroshima 7-2

Brandon Dickson (former St. Louis-Orix) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit and no runs for the save (4).  (p-s:13-9)

Orix beat Chiba Lotte 4-2

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 6-28-19: Alejandro Mejia Singles Twice & Hits A Solo Home Run

El dominicano Alejandro Mejía @MejiaAle96 conectó hoy (28/06) este jonrón solitario. Su 1ero de la temporada. 🇩🇴💪👍👏👇https://t.co/j4oE7Re86u

— Béisbol Japonés.com (@beisboljapones) June 28, 2019

Alejandro Mejia (former DSL-Hiroshima) started at third base and batted seventh.  3-for-4 with one home run, one RBI, and one run.

Yokohama beat Hiroshima 13-3

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 6-22-19: Brandon Dickson Strikes Out One Over One Scoreless Inning For The Save

東京ドーム、9回裏のマウンドにはディクソン投手が上がりました。なんとしても頼みます！#ORIX#Bs2019#ディクソン#BrandonDickson#交流戦#東京ドーム pic.twitter.com/fanhUd3GJW

— ばふぁろうず@6/24神宮球場 (@itemae_spirits) June 19, 2019

Brandon Dickson (former St. Louis-Orix) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, no runs, one walk, and struck one out for the save (3).  (p-s:20-12)

Orix beat Hiroshima 3-2

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 3-31-19

Efren Navarro (former Memphis-Hanshin) started at first base and batted sixth.  0-for-4 at the plate.

Yakult beat Hanshin 2-1

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 5-18-18: Carlos Peguero Singles, Walks, & Hits A Solo Home Run

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in right field and batted fourth.  2-for-3 with one home run, one RBI, one run, one walk, and one strikeout.

Rakuten beat Nippon Ham 3-0

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 4-11-18: Alejandro Mejia Doubles; Carlos Peguero Walks

Alejandro Mejia (former DSL-Hiroshima) started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-4 with one double and one strikeout.

Hanshin beat Hiroshima 4-1

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in right field and batted fourth.  0-for-4 with one walk and two strikeouts.

Rakuten and Orix tied 2-2 in 12 innings

Former Cardinals Playing In NPB 5-16-17: Carlos Peguero Strikes Out Once In Four At-Bats

Carlos Peguero (former Memphis-Rakuten) started in right field and batted second.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.

Rakuten beat Nippon Ham 6-4

Tomoyuki Sugano Extends Shutout Streak To Three With Five-Hitter Against Yokohama

Former Yomiuri Giants pitcher Hisanori Takahashi predicted Tomoyuki Sugano would throw his third consecutive shutout on Tuesday night at Tokyo Dome. His former teammate, and current Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez, believed, and hoped, there would be a different outcome.

Japan Times

Hisanori Takahashi Announces Retirement

Yakyubaka

Hisanori Takahashi Signs With Yokohama

Patrick Newman Twitter

Left-Handed Pitchers Chris Narveson & Hisanori Takahashi & Right-Handed Pitchers Eduardo Sanchez, Michael Bowden, & Josh Kinney Elect Free Agency

MiLB Official Site

Which Catchers Intimidate Runners The Most?

Catcher defense (or just defense in general) is the next frontier for sabermetrics and many sites have their own metrics to analyze it. I enjoy former Beyond the Box Score contributor Matt Klaassen's catcher defense ratings, which takes caught stealing, wild pitches, and errors into account.

Beyond The Boxscore

Rangers Not Signing Kyle Lohse

A Rangers source on free agent pitcher Kyle Lohse: “We are not going to sign Kyle Lohse. I can’t be clearer than that.”

Last Call From Elysian Fields

Lance Berkman's First Homer Helps Rangers Down Cubs

Lance Berkman hit his first home run of the spring and the Rangers held on for a 3-2 victory over the Cubs on Wednesday.

Texas Official Site

Dan Haren Turns In Smooth Appearance

Haren, who was making his third start of Spring Training, allowed two runs on four hits over five innings for the Angels. He struck out one and did not issue any walks. Left-hander Hisanori Takahashi followed Haren and pieced together a pair of hitless innings, striking out three in the process.

Angels Official Site

Troy Glaus' Chances Of Returning To Angels

Do you think the Angels might consider bringing back Troy Glaus on a one-year deal if they fail to land Beltre? Glaus would be more productive than any of our other third base candidates, and he could really influence Brandon Wood, who had a very similar path to the big leagues.
-- Jeremy O., Riverside, Calif.

Glaus played only one game at third in 2010 for the Cardinals; he's a first baseman/DH now, and I don't see the Angels feeling there's a need there with Kendry Morales coming back and Napoli having shown he's a solid first baseman.

Napoli, in fact, was much better defensively at first last season than behind the plate. All the numbers bear that out. Scioscia has no interest in moving Morales to the outfield, however, so don't expect Napoli to see a lot of time at first.

Angels Official Site

Brad Penny In Best Shape Of His Life

Word is that Brad Penny is in "the best shape of his life." That shouldn't be a surprise since the free agent is engaged to Dancing with the Stars dancer Karina Smirnoff.

Sports Illustrated