Shoki Murakami threw a two-hit shutout Saturday to put a damper on the party atmosphere at Tokyo Dome as the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers beat Yomiuri 3-0 in a memorial game for the Giants' ...

Raidel Martinez earned his 200th save in Nippon Professional Baseball at a record pace on Friday as the Yomiuri Giants came ...

Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is doing some scouting in Japan.

Former Samurai Japan slugger Sho Nakata, a three-time RBI leader in the Pacific League while at the Nippon Ham Fighters, on Friday announced he will retire at the end of the season. The 36-year-old ...

"Beginning a rehab assignment for Triple-A Oklahoma City, Sasaki needed 41 pitches to record six outs and failed to retire ...

Japan’s Perfect Game Drought Ends With a 19-Strikeout Masterpiece Roki Sasaki, 20, pitched the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball in 28 years.

Orioles reliever Dietrich Enns credits his time in Japan and Korea for helping him expand his pitch arsenal and make his way ...

Ichiro’s charisma accompanied an incredible performance on the field, one that came with no discernable adjustment period.

Baseball is Japan’s pastime in a way it isn’t for America anymore. The key will be for the MLB to take advantage of this fact. We already know from reporting that the MLB is trying to do that.

Inspired by this, Shoriki established Japan’s first professional baseball team, the Great Tokyo Baseball Club. This team toured the U.S. in 1935, playing against colleges and minor league squads. When ...

He helped Japan win last year's World Baseball Classic. Japan's Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki poses for a photo in Chiba, near Tokyo Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, after he signed a contract for the ...

Japan’s Perfect Game Drought Ends With a 19-Strikeout Masterpiece Roki Sasaki, 20, pitched the first perfect game in Nippon Professional Baseball in 28 years.