But the nickname that would stick to Hideki Irabu was uttered by George Steinbrenner in a fit of pique at the end of spring training in 1999: the Fat Pus-sy Toad. “Rhymes with fussy,” the New ...

Hideki Irabu has worked a lot of stuff out this year. He has finally recovered from offseason elbow surgery and ensuing tendinitis, as well as tendinitis in his knee. The pitcher formerly dubbed a ...

TAMPA Hideki Irabu sat perplexed beside his locker in the Yankees clubhouse yesterday afternoon. While the majority of the questions should have been about the 122/3 consecutive scoreless innings ...

Rose, who lived in Yardley, Pa., started working with the Yankees in 1998 as the translator for pitcher Hideki Irabu, and he remained in that role through both of the franchise’s World Series ...

Shohei Ohtani may be the biggest Japanese star in MLB currently, but the Yankees have employed a solid run of Japanese stars ever since bringing Hideki Irabu to the United States back in 1997.

But then David Cone faltered on Saturday, and after a shaky effort in support of Hideki Irabu on Sunday, things felt just a little bit more shaky. August 14: Yankees 3, Twins 5 (box score ...