Hiroki Kuroda
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Hiroki Kuroda (黒田 博樹, Kuroda Hiroki, born February 10, 1975) is a professional baseball player from Osaka, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kuroda was born and lived in Osaka (Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu). His father, Kazuhiro Kuroda, was also a professional baseball player who played for the Nankai Hawks. He attended Uenomiya High School in Osaka and Senshu University in Tokyo. He joined the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 1996 as a second-round draft pick. During his early career, he was overshadowed by the 1996 first-round draft pick, Toshikazu Sawazaki, who was the same age as Kuroda and won the Japanese Rookie of the Year award in 1997.
Keefe To The City: Joe Girardi Has No Answers For Yankees’ Problems
By: WFAN
22May2012Neil Keefe looks at Joe Girardi's answers from his postgame press conference on Monday night to try to make sense of the Yankees' struggles.
Yankees Shut Out Again, Sink To AL East Cellar
By: WFAN
21May2012Felipe Paulino blanked New York for the second time in a month, and Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur hit two-run homers to lead the Kansas City Royals over the reeling Yankees 6-0 on Monday night.
- Mentions: Kansas City Royals, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees
Yankees Shut Out, Quickly Becoming An Embarrassment
By: WFAN
21May2012Felipe Paulino blanked New York for the second time in a month, and Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur hit two-run homers to lead the Kansas City Royals over the reeling Yankees 6-0 on Monday night.
- Mentions: Kansas City Royals, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees
Roy Oswalt Rumors: Red Sox and Phillies Worked Out Oswalt
By: Call to the Pen
19May2012Roy Oswalt has already worked out for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox, and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports is reporting that the veteran could sign soon, “possibly within the next week”. Beyond the Phillies and Red Sox, Oswalt is repor...
- Mentions: Andy Pettitte, Boston Red Sox, C.C. Sabathia, Ivan Nova, Jon Lester, Philadelphia Phillies
Keidel: Count The Yankees Out Of October
By: WFAN
18May2012The Yankees – yes, I’m making it official – cannot win the World Series this year. In fact, they can’t even reach the Fall Classic. Let’s take the whining up an octave: they may not make the playoffs.
- Mentions: Andy Pettitte, C.C. Sabathia, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
Memo To Stan Kasten
By: LA Dodger Talk
18May2012Dear Stan, I’m sure you know that Ned Colletti was forced to operate with one arm behind his back and could basically sign only “bargain basement” free agents over the past couple of years. Actually, he hasn’t been horrible...
- Mentions: Los Angeles Dodgers
Palladino: Yankees’ Bats Just Not Getting It Done
By: WFAN
18May2012The Mets have been winning games by being opportunistic, a quality the Yanks appear to have suddenly forgotten.
- Mentions: Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees
New York Yankees: Why I hope you lose again tonight in Toronto
17May2012Watching the New York Yankees lose 8-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays last night has been no different from the other eight losses Yankee fans have had to endure this May. Hiroki Kuroda stunk, as he gave up three homers, seven earned runs in five innin...
- Mentions: Brett Gardner, Kyle Drabek, New York Yankees, Russell Martin, Toronto Blue Jays
Kuroda Awful, Blue Jays Blast Yankees
By: WFAN
16May2012Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-1 on Wednesday night.
- Mentions: New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
Kuroda Awful, Situational Hitting Worse As Blue Jays Blast Yankees
By: WFAN
16May2012Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, J.P. Arencibia added a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-1 on Wednesday night.
- Mentions: New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
Yankees vs. Orioles: You need to beat the birds
14May2012The New York Yankees are in Baltimore to face the first-place Orioles for two quick games starting tonight. The O’s have been playing some great baseball lately but the Yankees have won four of the six times the two AL East rivals have faced each o...
- Mentions: Baltimore Orioles, C.C. Sabathia, Ivan Nova, Jason Hammel, New York Yankees
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