The Yankees reportedly are hot for Munetaka Murakami, a 25-year-old first baseman who hit a Japanese record 56 homers in 2022 ...

Brian Cashman was asked why the Dodgers had more success luring Japanese free agents the last two offseasons, and pointed to ...

We tried to play pro baseball in Japan… and it was harder than we ever imagined! ⚾💨 From insane pitching speeds to ...

While it didn't compete with the Juan Soto sweepstakes, Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki's decision on which team he was going to ...

Venezuela sends 2 planes to US to return migrants, signaling a potential improvement in relations The US Supreme Court issues ruling that could clear the way for cities to hold major corporations ...

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 baseball entirely and agreed ...

For the fourth straight Olympic Games, Japan's women's ice hockey team will compete. After beating France and Poland, Japan has secured top stop in Group G of the Olympic Qualifying tournament ...

Most Japanese couldn't recognize Lars Nootbaar a few weeks ago, before the World Baseball Classic opened. Few could even pronounce his name or spell it in English or Japanese. He's becoming a ...

and he returned to Japan in 2013 to become an interpreter for a Japanese baseball team and later for Ohtani, according to court filings. The two formed a tight-knit bond, and Mizuhara moved with ...

And Voth will be throwing in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball in 2025 ... last year who has been reported to sign on with an NPB team for 2025. Power-hitting veteran Jason Vosler and reliever ...

Hey Dada,” my six-year-old says. “When did Japan start believing in Pokemon?” It’s day three of our journey through the land of the rising sun and we’re getting to the big questions.

Samurai Japan has won two of the four World Baseball Classics -- the inaugural tournament in 2006 and the second one in 2009 -- and placed third in the other two. But Japan's WBC '23 team might be its ...