When Hideo Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 as the first MLB player from Japan in three decades, his Rookie of the ...

That title belongs to first baseman Rintaro Sasaki, who played two seasons of college baseball at Stanford. The Japanese ...

A former Philadelphia Phillies reliever is taking his talents back to Japan. The right-hander spent parts of two seasons with the Phillies from 2023-24. He was recently granted hi ...

Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was created in 1949 and is the highest level of baseball in Japan. NPB has produced some of the top players in MLB, like Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani. Let's look ...

If you miss old-school starting pitcher duels, Nippon Professional Baseball is the place to find them. NPB averaged seven complete games per club last season, compared to just one per team in Major ...

The Giants have long been one of the NPB's most reluctant teams to post their players, but Okamoto will reach free agency following the 2026 season and seems intent on heading to MLB. Rather than risk ...

Nippon Professional Baseball’s Seibu Lions announced overnight that they will post Kona Takahashi for MLB clubs this offseason. The news isn’t necessarily shocking, as it was reported back in August ...

The Colorado Rockies are looking to strengthen their international scouting presence. President of baseball operations Paul DePodesta indicated the organization will increase its involvement in Japan ...