Baseball
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Shohei Ohtani Wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year Award, Tying Michael Jordan for 1 Shy of Record
The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the...
December 24, 2024
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Tomoyuki Sugano’s Resume is Impressive, And the Orioles Hope the 35-Year-Old RHP Has Plenty in the Tank
When Tomoyuki Sugano took the mound in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic, pitching for...
December 21, 2024
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With Roki Sasaki Looming, Orioles Left $2.1 Million Unspent from Allotment And Dodgers $1.9 Million
NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles left about $2.1 million unspent from their 2024 internation...
December 21, 2024
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Orioles Sign Veteran RHP Tomoyuki Sugano to a 1-Year Contract after His MVP Season in Japan
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles agreed to a one-year contract with Japanese star Tomoyuki ...
December 17, 2024
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Juan Soto Agrees to Record $765 Million, 15-year Contract with Mets, Topping Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million
DALLAS (AP) — Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed Sunday to a record $765 mill...
December 9, 2024
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Giants Town Stadium to Open to Public on March 1; Giants Set for Swallows, Tigers Match-Ups
Giants Town Stadium, the new venue for the Yomiuri Giants’ farm team, currently under constructio...
November 30, 2024
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Yomiuri Giants, Hanshin Tigers to Face Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers; MLB Opener Games Cubs-Dodgers to be held on March 18, 19
The Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers will each play exhibition games against the Los Angeles Dod...
November 28, 2024
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Yomiuri Giants’ Tomoyuki Sugano Picks up 3rd MVP Award, Hiromasa Funabasama is the 21st Giants Player Named Rookie of the Year
Yomiuri Giants hurler Tomoyuki Sugano showed he is still going strong in his mid-30s, taking home...
November 27, 2024
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Ex-ace Masahiro Tanaka, Tohoku Rakuten Eagles Part Ways
Veteran right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, facing a massive pay cut from the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, as...
November 25, 2024
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Celebrate Shohei Ohtani’s MVP Win with Japan Post’s Exclusive Stamp, Towel Set
Japan Post Co. announced Friday that it will release a commemorative stamp set and a special towe...
November 23, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Again Wins MVP and Japanese Newspapers Print More Special Editions to Mark History
TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is going to save the newspaper industry in Japan — singlehandedly.
...November 22, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Wins 3rd MVP Award; First Player in 58 Years to Take The Honor in Both Leagues
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League’s Most Valuable Pl...
November 22, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani in Early Stages of Rehab from Shoulder Surgery and Hopes to Be Ready for Opening Day
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is in the early stages of rehabbing from arthroscopic surgery to...
November 22, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Voted as Japan’s Favorite Athlete; Volleyball Player Yuki Ishikawa Ranked 2nd, Boxer Naoya Inoue 3rd
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is by far the favorite athlete among the Japanese people...
November 22, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Wins Third MVP Award, First in NL. Aaron Judge Earns Second AL Honor in 3 Seasons
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player Award and first in the National ...
November 22, 2024
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