BASEBALL/ Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto joins Team Japan’s WBC rotation
Team Japan announced Monday that Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto will lead its rotation during the World…
BASEBALL/ Japanese pitcher on U.S. college team sets next sights on MLB
Relief pitcher Shuto Okumura achieved one dream of playing top-level college baseball in the United States, as he…
MLB/ Kazuma Okamoto’s signing is a ‘significant step’ for the defending AL champion Blue Jays, GM says
TORONTO–Before he moved from Japan to the big leagues, Kazuma Okamoto put the logos of all 30 MLB…
BASEBALL/ Former Hanshin Tigers great Yoshio Yoshida dies at 91
Hanshin Tigers fans are mourning the death of their beloved former shortstop and manager Yoshio Yoshida, who spent…
BASEBALL/ Ohtani, Kikuchi among 8 named to Samurai Japan for WBC
Manager Hirokazu Ibata on Dec. 26 announced the first group of players for his Samurai Japan team seeking…
‘Honest baseball lover’ revered as war god at Yasukuni Shrine
Imperial Japanese Navy sailor Sadamu Kamita, who died in Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941,…
Japanese woman moves step closer to playing in pro baseball league
A women’s professional baseball league will open in the United States next year for the first time in…
BASEBALL/ SoftBank takes gamble, selects Stanford’s Sasaki in first round
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks stunned the baseball world by selecting Stanford University slugger Rintaro Sasaki as their first-round…
MLB/ Dodgers consider new ways to deploy Shohei Ohtani in playoffs
Perhaps on the verge of winning a third straight MVP award, Shohei Ohtani has been plenty valuable to…
BASEBALL/ Coach Koyano uses personal struggles to lift Hanshin batters
The mighty batters of the Hanshin Tigers, who clinched their seventh Central League pennant at a record-setting pace,…
MLB/ Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, fighting an illness, has 2 hits after opting not to pitch vs. Pirates
PITTSBURGH–Shohei Ohtani’s next start on the mound is uncertain as he deals with a lingering illness that led…
Ichiro honored in Japan Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony
NAGOYA–Former Seattle Mariners superstar Ichiro Suzuki revelled in the spotlight on Aug. 31 here as he received a replica…