Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan has written 41 books and more than 25,000 articles about baseball. For more than a century, baseball has built a bridge ...

The poignancy of five Japanese ballplayers returning to their home country as Major League stars resonated with the baseball ...

The MLB winter market always brings surprises, and this year will be no exception. From Japan, two names are making waves: Kazuma Okamoto and Tatsuya Imai, according to MLB Trade Rumors. Both players ...

A 2013 Baseball Magazine Sha Nippon Ham Fighters Shohei Ohtani card sold for $430,050 in a Goldin auction during the weekend.

Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic roster, led by stars Shohei Ohtani and Munetaka Murakami, faces hurdles due to the ...

The Houston Astros kicked off the new year with a bang by signing Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai to a three-year contract, in a shock move to the baseball world. The Astros showed they can play in the ...

The Dodgers have cornered the market on Japanese talent — but one major star does not appear to be California Dreamin’. Right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai, currently in the middle of a 45-day posting ...

Japanese baseball superstars are lighting up Major League Baseball. Star players like Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto from the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with Shota Imanaga and outfielder Seiya ...

Ichiro Suzuki, a remarkable hitter with dazzling speed and arm strength, not only broke stereotypes during a career played across two continents but also blazed a trail for a generation of ...

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 ...