Right-handed pitcher Takahiro Norimoto, a prolific strikeout artist during his 13 seasons with Nippon Professional Baseball’s Rakuten Golden Eagles, has an MLB offer on the table, according to MLB.com ...

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 ...

On the morning of the second and final game of Major League Baseball's Tokyo Series between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers on March 19, a dusting of snow fell on Japan's capital city — an ...

TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Masanori Murakami travelled to San Francisco 61 years ago this month on his way to becoming the first Japanese player in Major League Baseball. On Tuesday, five of his ...

TOKYO — There was the crack of Shohei Ohtani's bat, the roars from the Tokyo Dome crowd and the beeps from the credit card machines at the massive merchandise center selling boatloads of Los Angeles ...

Tokyo is about to become the center of the baseball universe. The 2025 MLB Tokyo Series will bring the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs to Japan’s capital for a historic two-game set at the iconic ...

TOKYO, March 14 (Reuters) - Baseball mania reached fever pitch in Japan on Friday with public appearances of national hero Shohei Ohtani and other Japanese players set to take part in MLB ...

At the beginning of March, Topps released the Japan-Exclusive 2025 Topps Baseball Series 1 MLB World Tour: Tokyo Series, as buzz grows for the season-opening two-game series between the defending ...

If Imai does not agree to terms with an MLB team, he’d return to the Lions for the 2025 season, who recently added former ...

Tatsuya Imai made his intentions clear with his first few words during an introductory news conference with the Houston ...

Ahead of MLB’s 2025 Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs on March 18-19, Topps and parent company Fanatics have announced a merchandise collection and trading card sets ...

TOKYO — Welcome to the view from the stands in the middle of the jammed sellout at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday as the Dodgers and Cubs opened MLB's regular season. Baseball in Japan — the game is called ...