Padres RHP Yu Darvish to miss next season after undergoing elbow ligament repair surgery
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Right-hander Yu Darvish will miss the 2026 season with the San Diego Padres after…
A 10-year-old boy in Tokyo ended up with Shohei Ohtani’s first home run of the season
TOKYO (AP) — Sota Fujimori is the luckiest 10-year-old in Japan. Sitting in right-center field on Wednesday night…
Roki Sasaki’s perfect inning seals Dodgers’ victory over Reds
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roki Sasaki dazzled in his postseason pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, closing…
Ohtani uses fewer fastballs, more off-speed pitches to earn 1st win with Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s reliance on his fastball caught up with him recently, making the Los…
K-pop star V of BTS meets Shohei Ohtani at Dodgers game, throws ceremonial pitch
LOS ANGELES (AP) — V of K-pop sensation BTS threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Los Angeles…
Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment
TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back…
Ichiro Suzuki reflects on early days in Seattle, quickly being comfortable so career could take off
When Ichiro Suzuki landed in Seattle and became an instant star in 2001, captivating a city and helping…
The best team in the National League? For two days in Japan, it’s looked like the Hanshin Tigers
TOKYO (AP) — For two days in Japan, it’s the Hanshin Tigers who have have looked like the…
What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro…
Smoking areas in clubhouse, no pitch clock: MLB players get a little taste of baseball in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers can party like it’s 2022 on the baseball…
Shotaro Morii, 18-year-old 2-way player, bypasses Japanese baseball to sign with Athletics
Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made…