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.
What to know about MLB’s Tokyo Series, plus Joey Gallo’s pitching experiment
Over the weekend, both MLB teams played exhibition games against Japanese teams. In the stadium where Ohtani once sent a ball ...
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How Japanese superstars are helping to revitalize baseball
Last year’s World Series between the New York Yankees and the eventual champions, a Los Angeles Dodgers team led by Japanese ...
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What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
Sasaki will be eligible for the MLB draft in 2026. “I don’t know how I will influence Japanese high school baseball players, ...
MLB Star Shohei Ohtani Makes Decision on Dodgers’ White House Visit
According to Los Angeles Times columnist Dylan Hernández, Shohei Ohtani told Japanese media he plans to join the Dodgers on ...
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From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
He'll face Yamamoto on Tuesday in the first all-Japanese starting pitcher duel in MLB history. It's quite a moment for Japan, ...
There’s no easy answers for slowing down rising level of pitching injuries at all levels of baseball
Figuring out a cause for the skyrocketing number of arm injuries among pitchers is easy. Finding a solution could prove much ...
From Oh to Ohtani and beyond: How Japanese baseball reached new heights
No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with the ...
When is MLB Opening Day 2025? Everything to know about the schedule, starting pitchers, teams as the season begins
Rejoice, baseball fans, because the MLB regular season started earlier than ever in 2025. Tuesday marked the start of the ...
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From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
In 1934, an American team featuring the best baseball players in the world – Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and more – went on a barnstorming tour around Japan. More than half a million ...
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How Japanese superstars are helping to revitalize baseball
Last year’s World Series between the New York Yankees and the eventual champions, a Los Angeles Dodgers team led by Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani, earned the best ratings in seven years.