About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los ...

The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese ...

(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 ...

Fans are scrambling to get their hands on cards featuring these players as the baseball world turns its attention to Japan. Last year, Yoshinobu Yamamoto made a huge splash in the collecting world ...

Japan’s real gross domestic product expanded 2.2% on an annualized basis in the final quarter of 2024, compared with the 2.8% growth seen in preliminary estimates released in February ...