In the annals of baseball history, there is one home run hitter whose name stands above the rest: Sadaharu Oh, his 868 home ...

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

Ichiro Suzuki was having his typical day on a baseball field in 2000, putting on a power display during batting practice ...

“This is bigger than us. It’s about global baseball. … I had dinner with [home-run king] Sadaharu Oh and he’s going to be there. And we’re going to talk. Are you kidding me? “I’m ...

Suzuki isn’t the first Japanese star to hone his hitting skills with a samurai sword, either. Famed slugger Sadaharu Oh was known to do the same, and considering he hit a record 868 professional home ...

But it’s not the first time a Japanese superstar has used a sword as a training method. Legendary Nippon Professional Baseball player Sadaharu Oh, who hit 868 home runs over the course of his career, ...

Baseball legend Oh Sadaharu launched a project to revive the sport amid declining popularity. He is uniting baseball groups and supporting young players to nurture superstars beyond himself and ...