Tadahito Iguchi, a former major leaguer and Lotte Marines manager, has emerged as the frontrunner for Japan's national ...

There were two outs in the top of the ninth inning and Japan was trailing Chinese Taipei, 3-2, in the second round of the ...

We are on the heels of the World Baseball Classic. For those unfamiliar, the WBC is an international baseball tournament typically held every four years. This year's tournament was originally set to ...

This World Baseball Classic, the fifth ever held, finished on March 21, 2023, with a Japanese 3–2 win over the United States. This victory gave Samurai Japan its third WBC championship, following wins ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish will not participate in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. In fact, Darvish, 39, will miss the entire Major League Baseball season following UCL repair ...

After winning in 2023, Shohei Ohtani and Samurai Japan had their run cut short in this year's tournament. Rich Storry / Getty Images Twenty federations sent their best players to the 2026 World ...

MIAMI — As Pitbull’s “Fireball” thundered from the stadium speakers, Shohei Ohtani readied himself for one last chance. Standing in loanDepot Park’s third-base dugout before the bottom of the ninth ...

Japan is still on top of the World Baseball Softball Confederation rankings, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. The latest world rankings of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, ...

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