Former Mariners and Reds outfielder Wladimir Balentien — remember Wladimir Balentien? — has 52 home runs this season for the Yakult Swallows in Japan’s Central League. With 26 games left on ...

And though there are Japanese fans who say Oh’s 868 should be recognized as the true home run record, Oh is having none of it. “I am the man who hit the most home runs -- in Japan,” he says ...

Wladimir Balentien hit his 55th home run of the season for the Yakult Swallows on Wednesday night, tying Japan's single-season home run mark set by the legendary Sadaharu Oh in 1964, and tied by ...

MIAMI (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki crossed the plate at a home-run trot Saturday to break a Japanese record for runs set by Sadaharu Oh. Suzuki didn't hit the homer, however.

Next up on the home run chart for Barry Bonds: Sadaharu Oh. Oh hit 868 homers in Japan, and congratulated Bonds after the San Francisco star broke Hank Aaron's record by hitting No. 756 Tuesday night.

OAKLAND (CBS/AP) - Japanese home run king Sadaharu Oh paid tribute to Hideki Matsui after the Oakland Athletics' outfielder hit his 500th homer. "Five hundred is a figure that carries a lot of ...

Sadaharu Oh—the all-time professional homerun leader with 868— drove in two runs. Nine-year-old Mark Jacobs waits for Sandy Koufax to sign his ball. Willie Mays stands to his lleft. ...

My favorite story When Sadaharu Oh made his way through the Japanese media corps to shake my hand — an American custom not always welcomed in Japan — and thank me in English for coming, it was ...

TOKYO -- Japanese home run king Sadaharu Oh is going to bat for baseball and softball's bid to get back in the Olympics. Baseball gained full medal status at the 1992 Barcelona Games and softball ...