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  • Shohei Ohtani Homers at the Tokyo Dome, Delighting Fans in Home Country

    TOKYO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani hit a towering solo homer in his return to...

    March 19, 2025

  • Baseball in Japan Looks about the Same, but the Food and the Vibe Are Different

    TOKYO (AP) — Welcome to the view from the stands in the middle of the jammed sellout at the Tokyo...

    March 19, 2025

  • Shohei Ohtani, Japan’s Other Baseball Stars Shook Their Nerves and Delivered in MLB’s Tokyo Opener

    TOKYO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball. Shohei Ohtani even admitt...

    March 19, 2025

  • Thirty-two high schools are ready to compete in the 97th National Invitational High School Baseball Tournament at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture.

    Kenshin Kawabe, the captain of the Wakayama High School baseball team, delivers the athletes’ oath d...

    March 18, 2025

  • 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 o...

    March 17, 2025

  • Hanshin Tigers Hurlers Shine Again, Shut Down Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers

    With all eyes from the rest of the Japanese baseball world clearly focused on Shohei Ohtani and h...

    March 16, 2025

  • Shohei Ohtani Gets Hero’s Welcome in Tokyo as Main Attraction of Dodgers’ Trip

    Superstar Shohei Ohtani acknowledges the cheers of the fans as he walks to the field during a pre...

    March 16, 2025

  • Shohei Ohtani Hits Long HR in Return to Japan Against Yomiuri Giants

    TOKYO (AP) — Japanese star Shohei Ohtani showed off some prodigious power in his return to the To...

    March 15, 2025

  • Cubs Fire Blanks in Warmup for Tokyo Series with Dodgers; Hanshin Tigers Hurlers Combine on 3-hit Shutout

    The Chicago Cubs were not much of a hit in their first game in Japan. The Hanshin Tigers’ pitcher...

    March 15, 2025

  • Shohei Ohtani ‘Wants Many Japanese People to See Japanese MLB Players in Action’

    Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, during a press conference in Tokyo on Friday ahead of the...

    March 14, 2025

  • Ishiba Welcomes Dodgers’ Sasaki, Owner Walter at PMO; Says their Excellence Inspires Children to Dream

    Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki and owner Mark Wal...

    March 14, 2025

  • Baseball-Japanese Superfans Turn Dental Clinic into Shohei Ohtani Mini-museum

    KOSHIGAYA, Saitama (Reuters) — In an online auction four years ago, Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamim...

    March 14, 2025

  • Ohtani’s Tokyo Airport Arrival Hidden from Fans Hoping to Catch a Glimpse of Japanese Star

    TOKYO (AP) — Hundreds of fans at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, who lined up 10 deep and hoped to catch ...

    March 14, 2025

  • Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers Teammates Arrive in Tokyo for Opening Games

    Shohei Ohtani and other members of the Los Angeles Dodgers arrived in Tokyo on Thursday afternoon...

    March 13, 2025

  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto Throws 5 Good Innings, Shohei Ohtani Rips 118.5 Mph Double as Dodgers Prepare for Opener in Japan

    GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out seven over five impressive innings and Shohe...

    March 11, 2025

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