The Associated Press on MSN6d
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.
MLB is bringing home top talent from Japan's most popular sport
The crack of the bat is almost here with Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season set for March 27. But while ...
The best team in the National League? For two days in Japan, it’s looked like the Hanshin Tigers
TOKYO (AP) — For two days in Japan, it’s the Hanshin Tigers who have have looked like the class of the National League. In ...
NBC News on MSN8d
Baseball was in need of revitalization. Japanese stars are giving America's pastime a lifeline.
Now, five Japanese players are set to headline Major League Baseball’s season opener ... who prefer quicker play.
‘Proud and honored’: Kosuke Fukudome, the Chicago Cubs’ first Japanese player, reconnects with team in Tokyo
Kosuke Fukudome expressed his appreciation for his connection with the Chicago Cubs organization and his legacy of paving the ...
From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
It's quite a moment for Japan, Japanese baseball and the dozens of players who ... helped make him an immediate ...
From building stadiums to selling trading cards, baseball biz is different in Japan
Topps, Populous and New Balance are all examples of baseball-connected brands that are tailoring their businesses to succeed ...
Japanese baseball looks about the same, but the food and the vibe are different
Welcome to the view from the stands in the middle of the jammed sellout at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday as the Dodgers and Cubs ...