It is hard to escape Shohei Ohtani in Japan, even while the country was glued to its own World Series equivalent. To Japanese fans, Ohtani is just about perfect: He hits home runs, pitches great, steals bases and has a reputation for being kind and humble.

The Hawaii baseball team is set to fly to Japan on Tuesday Nov. 4th to play in 2 exhibition games this weekend. UH will stay in Japan for a week. “It’s super exciting. It’s we usually don’t travel in the fall,

The Los Angeles Dodgers would not have won the 2025 World Series without the help of their three Japanese-born superstars. Baseball fans are well familiar with

A new documentary on the shared love of baseball in the U.S. and Japan — created with the help of a Sonoma couple — is gaining acclaim.

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 was a massive financial success.

The Munetaka Murakami sweepstakes have begun. Are the Dodgers the favorite in the clubhouse? See the odds for who lands the Japanese superstar.

At least two other NPB players will be posted by their clubs this year: 25-year-old first/third baseman Munetaka Murakami, who hit 56 home runs for the Yakult Swallows in 2022, and right-handed starter Kona Takahashi, who had a 3.04 ERA in 148 innings for the Seibu Lions this season and will play next season at 29 years old.

OSAKA, Japan -- Kenta Maeda allowed two hits over five innings, combining on a three-hitter that led Japan over the Major League Baseball All-Stars 2-0 Wednesday in the opener of a five-game postseason tour. Maeda, a 26-year-old right-hander from the ...

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish said Tuesday he will miss the entire 2026 Major League Baseball season after undergoing surgery to repair injured tendons in his elbow.

"I was so proud to see you communicate through baseball." The 'Kim Tae-kyun Baseball Camp International Exchange Exhibition' hosted by Kim Tae-kyun, a Korean professional baseball legend and current KBSN baseball commentator,