Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki on Sunday announced that he plans to sign with the Miami Marlins. The Marlins selected Sasaki, who has played for Stanford University, in the eighth round of the major ...

Tadahito Iguchi, who played professional baseball both in Japan and the United States, is likely to be tapped to lead Japan’s national baseball team.

He struck out Shohei Ohtani \-\- along with Lars Nootbaar and Munetaka Murakami, though those two K's didn’t receive nearly ...

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers will host Godzilla Minus Zero Night, presented by TOHO, for the team’s regular-season home finale on Thursday, September 24 against the San Diego Padres. The first 40,000 fans ...

The leading figure in the White Sox’s turnaround has been first baseman Munetaka Murakami. The club shocked the league this offseason by signing the 26-year-old slugger to a two ...

Munetaka Murakami signed a deal with the Chicago White Sox this past offseason, an unlikely landing spot for the NPB ...

Seiya Suzuki hit his second home run in as many games and went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, but the Chicago Cubs fell 3-2 to ...

Considering the level of penetration of nicknames within Japan, an interesting trend emerges. Despite having official nicknames like soccer's 'SAMURAI BLUE' and baseball's 'Samurai Japan,' the terms ...

The pressure of glory. A shocking loss. Raw locker room talk. Go behind the scenes into their reality as Samurai Japan's camera keeps rolling.

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 ...