When Shohei Ohtani stepped onto the field at the Tokyo Dome in March 2025, he wasn’t just playing a game – he was carrying forward more than 100 years of baseball ties between the U.S. and Japan. It ...

World Baseball Classic final. Japan ahead of the United States by a run. Bottom of the ninth. Two outs. Full count. Shohei Ohtani on the mound. Mike Trout in the batter’s box. The slider. The swing.

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Major League Baseball has reached a deal with Netflix to stream the upcoming 2026 World Baseball Classic from Japan. The deal announced late Monday will see Netflix have exclusive rights to the ...

The Nippon-Ham Fighters did it again. It was a particularly cheerful moment for the Fighters because they were on the verge of losing their star two-way player Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Angels.

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 ...