Nippon Professional Baseball must quickly adapt as it will continue to face challenges from the likes of Shotaro Morii, Rintaro Sasaki and others who dream of wearing major league uniforms ...

for Japan, He's More Than Just a Baseball Star TOKYO (AP ... Ichiro — ’ichi” means “one” in Japanese — started appearing on the back of his jersey in 1994 with the Orix BlueWave. Suzuki is a very ...

SEATTLE — Now that Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki was nearly unanimously voted into baseball's Hall of Fame Tuesday afternoon, the franchise announced it will officially retire his #51 jersey ...

Here’s a recent MLB story from the AP: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

While you were busy watching the NFL, a lot of big stories shook things up in MLB. Here are some of the storylines in 2025 to ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional ... gold A’s jersey over ...

Suzuki came to Major League Baseball ... jersey on Aug. 9, joining Mariners legends Ken Griffey Jr and Edgar Martinez. “Every time you stepped on the field you energized fans in the Northwest ...

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... Japan to change it, he declined. His given name Ichiro – “ichi” means “one” in Japanese – started appearing on the back of his jersey ...

An image of Ichiro Suzuki at a press conference that announced the retirement of his #51 jersey on the evening ... Suzuki came to Major League Baseball from Japan as a 27-year-old in 2001 and ...

Ichiro Suzuki is the first Japanese-born player voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He'll be joined by CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner in the Class of 2025.