In the annals of baseball history, there is one home run hitter whose name stands above the rest: Sadaharu Oh, his 868 home ...

The story of baseball runs through the United States and Japan. It’s a ribbon threaded through the history of the sport and ...

But let me be clear: The Tokyo Series is awesome. This is a fun celebration of baseball and the connections it's created across the world. A cool Pokémon-themed video played in the Tokyo Dome ...

The star-studded link-ups between Hall of Famers like Hank Aaron and Sadaharu Oh. The Babe Ruth All-American tour. Masanori Murakami making history as the first Japanese player to make it to MLB.

The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.

Circa 1965 Morinaga Bikkuri "Surprise" Lenticular Badge Sadaharu Oh / Heritage Auctions (click image for original listing) Reactions ranged from smiles to groans when Topps introduced mascot cards ...

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 ...