Major League Baseball10d
Ohtani's aura evokes hometown awe in Tokyo -- and MVP delivers
When Shohei Ohtani steps onto the Tokyo Dome field, the mere sight of him is enough to send those in the stands into ...
CNN11d
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
In 1950, that would become Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and by the early 1960s, the Japanese game would have its first true superstars: Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima. “Those two ...
Yahoo! Sports11d
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
In 1934, an American team featuring the best baseball players in the world – Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and more – went on a barnstorming tour around Japan. More than half a million ...
WKOW12d
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
In 1950, that would become Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and by the early 1960s, the Japanese game would have its first true superstars: Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima. “Those two, they’re ...
The New York Times11d
In baseball-mad Japan, Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers triumph on Opening Day
No person has ever compiled more home runs in professional baseball than Sadaharu Oh, who hit 868 over 22 seasons with the Yomiuri Giants. The 84-year-old Oh’s presence on the field during ...
The New York Times12d
From Oh to Ohtani and beyond: How Japanese baseball reached new heights
The Dodgers’ manager had marketing opportunities that called for a trip to Japan in December, and the nation’s greatest historic baseball hero, Saduharu Oh, wanted to meet for dinner.