What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los ...
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
Smoking areas in clubhouse, no pitch clock: MLB players get a little taste of baseball in Japan
The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers can party like it's 2022 on the baseball field for a few days in Japan, and even ...
MLB is doing nothing to stop Japan's next Shohei Ohtani from becoming a Dodger, too
The Dodgers have a monopoly on prominent Japanese players. MLB is fine with that, especially as Shohei Ohtani sells out ...
Ohtani Effect Fuels Japan’s Female Baseball Stars to Push for Pro Future
On a brisk winter day, high-school freshman Rin Saito’s cleats crunch the snow as she rubs the leather of the ball against her gray and purple uniform. With each crack of the bat, she dreams of ...
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Baseball: Taisuke Yamaoka to resume training after online gambling issue
Nippon Professional Baseball subsequently asked all 12 clubs to voluntarily come forward with any information about players or staff who gamble online, with another 14 cases among seven clubs ...
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Cubs' Former NPB Superstars Arrive in Japan for Tokyo Series
outfielder Seiya Suzuki and starting pitcher Shota Imanaga were two of Nippon Professional Baseball's brightest stars. The two were also teammates on Japan's squad at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
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Online gambling problem spreads in Japan's show business and sports world
Nippon Professional Baseball announced in February that 14 people associated with seven teams had admitted gambling at online casinos. The revelation came after NPB asked all 12 teams to check if ...
From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese ...
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Baseball: Ohtani, Sasaki focus of attention in MLB Tokyo Series
(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will begin his eighth Major League Baseball season on home ... hits and striking out seven. In Japan, Sasaki threw a perfect game against ...
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Fantasy baseball: The perfect first two picks for every draft position
It's already the middle of March, and Opening Day will be here before you know it. Fantasy baseball managers all over the world are getting ready for those ever-crucial drafts in order to stock ...