Sasaki's path to the MLB Draft was unusual, as he went from Japan to Stanford with the goal of reaching MLB quicker. Will his ...

The first thing Shohei Ohtani wanted to know upon his initial entrance into the home clubhouse at T-Mobile Park was where ...

Rintaro Sasaki stepped off a plane onto U.S. soil for the first time in September 2023. The then-18-year-old -- Japan’s ...

When Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout for the final out in a 3-2 victory over the U.S. during the 2023 championship game, it gave Japan its third WBC title in five tournaments. To simply say that ...

Every four years, athletes across the world converge for the World Baseball Classic. While the United States' legacy in baseball is storied, one of its fiercest rivals on the international stage is ...

In the opening moments of a new film called “Diamond Diplomacy,” Shohei Ohtani holds the ball and Mike Trout holds a bat. These are the dramatic final moments of the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The ...

Shigeo Nagashima, a true giant in Japanese baseball and one of the country’s most popular athletes, died of pneumonia at a ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 16: Kazuma Okamoto #25 of the Yomiuri Giants hits a two-run double in the fifth inning during the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Sunday, ...

Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (NS) has debuted in first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 100,976units, according to Famitsu for the week ending June 14, 2026. Inazuma Eleven: ...

Translation from Japanese to English: Play ball! Baseball has long been the national pastime in the United States, but it’s Japan that has dominated the sport on a global level at the World Baseball ...