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Baseball's global home run king, Sadaharu Oh, has never seen this 'level of excitement'
In the annals of baseball history, there is one home run hitter whose name stands above the rest: Sadaharu Oh, his 868 home ...
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From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
In 1950, that would become Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and by the early 1960s, the Japanese game would have its first true superstars: Sadaharu Oh and Shigeo Nagashima. “Those two ...
How two art forms, baseball and manga, became intertwined in Japan
All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known worldwide as manga. And all stand on equal ground with the likes of Shohei ...
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Takeaways from Tokyo: Reliving the best of Dodgers' time in Japan
This story was excerpted from Sonja Chen’s Dodgers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to ...
Shohei Ohtani Came Home as a National Hero, and He Didn't Let Japan Down at the Tokyo Series
Shohei Ohtani hit a towering solo homer in his return to Japan, taking Chicago Cubs pitcher Nate Pearson deep with a ball ...
The Sports Report: Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani delivers during Tokyo homecoming week
Shohei Ohtani met seemingly impossible expectations, delighting Tokyo Dome fans with a home run during the Dodgers' win over ...
AP PHOTOS: Shohei Ohtani headlines MLB's memorable visit to Tokyo
Highlights included the return of two-way star Shohei Ohtani to his native country. He homered in Wednesday's game. Other ...
MLB wants Japan to cheer for more than the Dodgers and Ohtani. The prize could be billions
If MLB can get Japan to follow all its teams, “We do believe there are payoffs in the B’s: billions,” commissioner Rob ...