TSUYOSHI NISHIOKA RUMORS
Tsuyoshi Nishioka: International Star in Rochester, N.Y.
This afternoon, Japanese export Tsuyoshi Nishioka will trot out onto a baseball diamond for the first time since September 9. He’ll take his spot at second base, determined to display the potential he promised when he came over to the United States a year ago. Except Nishioka won’t be found in Baltimore, where the Twins play its first series of the 2012 season.
He’s...
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April 06, 2012
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April 06, 2012
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Tsuyoshi Nishioka Sucks, Is Asian, Tom Powers Makes Fun Of Him With Haiku LOLOL
Tom Powers, who apparently has a history of being an idiot, decided to make recently demoted Tsuyoshi Nishioka his punching bag recently. Of course, that would be completely fine, as Nishioka’s been a terrible player for the Minnesota Twins thus far and deserves to be criticized. However, what irked me was the direction in which
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March 23, 2012
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March 23, 2012
Tsuyoshi Nishioka – A Revisionist History
In a move that was somehow simultaneously surprising and not, Tsuyoshi Nishioka was sent down to Triple-A Rochester Monday, and to say it’s been a tumultuous year for the man would be an understatement. No, this isn’t to evoke images of sympathy for a man who made $3 million for especially bad baseball last year, and is due a minimum of $6.25 million more.
But let’s consider...
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March 20, 2012
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March 20, 2012
Minnesota Twins Send Infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka Down To Triple-A
The Minnesota Twins have sent struggling infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka down to Triple-A Rochester.
Last off-season, the Twins signed the much hyped infielder, who was a five-time All-Star, a batting champion and Gold Glove winner in Japan, expecting him to be a huge help to their sluggish infield. To this point, that has been the opposite of what he has done. Nishioka was
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March 19, 2012
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March 19, 2012
Twins assign Japanese IF Nishioka to Triple-A Rochester
The Minnesota Twins sent infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka to Triple-A Rochester on Monday.
Signed to a three-year, $9.25 million contract prior to last season, the Japanese star batted just .226 with 19 RBIs in 68 contests as he adjusted to the North American style of play.
Nishioka was also hampered by injuries. He missed 59 contests with a lower left leg injury before an oblique ailment...
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March 19, 2012
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March 19, 2012
Twins send Nishioka to Triple-A to start season
The Minnesota Twins have assigned struggling infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka to Triple-A Rochester in hopes that the Japanese import can find his game in the minor leagues.
Nishioka was hitting .240 in nine games this spring. After a difficult first season in the United States last year, Nishioka has looked no more comfortable at the plate or in the field with the Twins this spring...
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March 19, 2012
Foreign media have moved on from Nishioka
FORT MYERS, Fla. Japanese pitching sensation Yu Darvish made his spring training debut Wednesday for the Texas Rangers. Between 100 and 150 media members descended on Peoria, Ariz., to watch Darvish.Tsuyoshi Nishioka used to command that type of media attention. Well, maybe not reporters by the hundreds, but there was a time when Japan's media contingency focused their attention...
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March 08, 2012
Make-or-break season for Twins' Nishioka
(Eds: With AP Photos.) By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Baseball Writer Tsuyoshi Nishioka walked into the clubhouse at the Minnesota Twins spring training complex for the first time last year, and a hush fell over the room. A dozen Japanese reporters and cameramen followed behind as Nishioka shook hands with every player, one at a time.
The rock star-like arrival preceded a disastrous first...
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February 24, 2012
Twins' Nishioka could see time at third base
One day before official team workouts begin, the Minnesota Twins welcomed first baseman Justin Morneau, who arrived to camp Thursday. Things will start to get interesting Friday when position players join the pitchers and catchers in full-team workouts. In all, Minnesota will have 67 players in Fort Myers, Fla., this year for spring training.FOXSportsNorth.com will track reports...
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February 23, 2012
Nishioka preparing to prove himself on field
Twins general manager Terry Ryan said Tsuyoshi Nishioka could see some time at third base in Spring Training as he prepares for a utility role.
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February 23, 2012
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