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

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

In preparation for their two-game series, both teams are facing off against two of the best squads from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league, which is widely considered to be the second ...

Hundreds of Japanese fans waited in vain for a glimpse of Shohei Ohtani as the baseball superstar and his ... in his home country since joining the club at the end of 2023. In a time of both ...

Baseball is an institution in Japan at every level, from the youth teams that routinely ... photo opportunities, displays on Dodgers club history -- including the team’s unique connection to Japan -- ...

The Chicago Cubs were not much of a hit in their first game in Japan. The Hanshin Tigers’ pitchers ... Mombetsu has an 0-2 record in two seasons with the Central League club. “[Catcher Ryutaro] Umeno ...

Japan was a land of mystery to American baseball fans for many years ... he became the 30th member of the 3,000-hit club, tripling off the right-field wall against the Rockies at Coors Field.

Topps, Populous and New Balance are all examples of baseball-connected brands that are tailoring their businesses to succeed ...

Philip Fong/Getty Share Only four active baseball stadiums remain where Babe Ruth once played: Wrigley Field, Boston’s Fenway Park, and two in faraway Japan. This, as it happens, is largely why ...