Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride — like Shohei Ohtani now — and his fame across the Pacific was therapeutic as ...

Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 with the Seattle Mariners, the first Japanese position player to span the Pacific and an instant star. Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and ...

Sasaki's baseball career to this point has been marked by transcendent highs and complicated lows. His life story may help explain why.

Dodgers fans can get their own Sasaki jersey, T-shirt or other gear at Fanatics. This link will send you to Sasaki’s section ...

"Growing up in Japan, I did follow ... and first in the National League, led his new team to its eighth World Series championship and created Major League Baseball's 50/50 club by hitting 54 ...

Ohani added, "Growing up in Japan, I did follow Michael Jordan and ... the third time in four seasons after leading the National League in home runs (54), RBI (130), on-base percentage ...

“If one says, ‘I need to create this infrastructure to administer a tournament or league ... of green space in baseball,” Chock said to me. “We just got into Japan a couple years ...

“Growing up in Japan, I did follow ... and first in the National League, led his new team to its eighth World Series championship and created Major League Baseball’s 50/50 club by hitting ...

In 2013, the right-hander logged a record 24 consecutive wins from the start of the season, leading the club to clinch its first Pacific League pennant. He also helped Rakuten win the Japan Series ...

Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with ...

The Milwaukee Brewers announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Elvin Rodriguez, who spent all of last season pitching in ...

I will make the passionate support and encouragement I have received from my fans in Japan ... baseball establishment appears to be threatened by the growing focus on Ohtani and Major League ...