From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
In baseball-mad Japan, Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers triumph on Opening Day
The baseball-mad country of Japan greeted perhaps the brightest star it has ever produced with silence. When Shohei Ohtani ...
The best team in the National League? For two days in Japan, it's looked like the Hanshin Tigers
TOKYO (AP) — For two days in Japan, it's the Hanshin Tigers who have have looked like the class of the National League. In ...
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 ...
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150 years of baseball history has led to this historic Opening Day in Tokyo
The story of baseball runs through the United States and Japan. It’s a ribbon threaded through the history of the sport and ...
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Japanese stars are hitting cultural home runs in Major League Baseball
Professional baseball across the Pacific has a history that also involves Hawaiʻi. Before former Cubs outfielder Kosuke ...
Baseball-Ohtani and Dodgers top Cubs in historic opening day in Tokyo
The Dodgers were a long way from Los Angeles on Tuesday but with Shohei Ohtani and two more Japanese stars they were the home ...
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From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
Baseball was introduced to Japan in the mid- to late-1800s ... Led by Oh and Nagashima, the Yomiuri Giants – the team which grew out of the Japanese All-Stars who had played Ruth and co ...
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Kiké Hernández reunited with former teammate and Samurai Japan star in Tokyo
Dodgers utility player and Kiké Hernández had just finished his second season with the Dodgers, yet to become the postseason ...
Dodgers quest for back-to-back World Series titles begins in Japan
The Los Angeles Dodgers will begin their quest for back-to-back World Series titles early Tuesday morning when they face off ...
When is MLB Opening Day? Schedule for teams' first games of the regular season
Major League Baseball season is about to start, with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs kicking off the action in Japan ...