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

The first thing Shohei Ohtani wanted to know upon his initial entrance into the home clubhouse at T-Mobile Park was where ...

When Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout for the final out in a 3-2 victory over the U.S. during the 2023 championship game, it gave Japan its third WBC title in five tournaments. To simply say that ...

Every four years, athletes across the world converge for the World Baseball Classic. While the United States' legacy in baseball is storied, one of its fiercest rivals on the international stage is ...

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 ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 16: Kazuma Okamoto #25 of the Yomiuri Giants hits a two-run double in the fifth inning during the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on Sunday, ...

An increasing number of Japanese professional baseball teams and players are launching fundraising campaigns to support people affected by last month's major earthquakes in Venezuela. The Orix ...

As baseball fever piques with the Oct. 24 start of the World Series, which features Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a new documentary, created with the help of a Sonoma ...

Netflix has exclusive rights to broadcast the games in Japan. Some fear the subscription service may cause a decline in interest. Photo by Toru Hanai / Getty Images TOKYO — The stated purpose of the ...

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 ...