URAWA, Japan — Don Wakamatsu is a katonk. At least that’s the way fellow Japanese-American and former Baltimore Oriole Lenn Sakata sees it. Sakata, who was born and raised in Hawaii, is quick to ...

Managerial firings are unusual in the California League in the middle of a season. A big reason for that is that wins and losses are not as important for the security of Cal League managers as they ...

SAN FRANCISCO — To Giants fans who have heard a lot of high praise this season for minor league pitcher Jesse Foppert and outfielder Todd Linden, Lenn Sakata said it’s all true. Sakata, who managed ...

SAN JOSE — There’s something about Class A baseball that keeps bringing Lenn Sakata back to the San Jose Giants’ dugout. Specifically, it brings out the teacher in him. “I like this level,” said ...

The box score remains confounding 25 years later. Some parts – the game-tying homer by Cal Ripken Jr., Tippy Martinez entering at a tense juncture – fit. Others – utility infielder Lenn Sakata playing ...