Baseball
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Ohtani Helps Get Samurai Japan Off to Stellar Start in WBC Opener; Japan Steamrolls Taiwan 13-0
Samurai Japan steamrolled Taiwan 13-0 to open its bid for back-to-back World Baseball Classic cha...
March 7, 2026
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Yamamoto’s High School Coach Discovered His Pitching Talent; Dodgers Star Was Mostly 2nd Baseman
The battle to reach the world’s pinnacle in baseball has begun again.
...March 7, 2026
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Shohei Ohtani Hits a Grand Slam at the World Baseball Classic after Putting on a Show in BP
TOKYO (AP) — This is the Shohei Ohtani effect.
...March 7, 2026
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Samurai Japan Beats Taiwan in its First World Baseball Classic Game
Japanese national team Samurai Japan won, 13-0, in its first game of the World Baseball Classic o...
March 6, 2026
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Excited Baseball Fans Gather at Tokyo Dome Ahead of Japan’s Opening World Baseball Classic Game with Taiwan
Baseball fans gathered at Tokyo Dome from early Friday morning to await the start of the World Ba...
March 6, 2026
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Shohei Ohtani Ignites Team Spirit for Samurai Japan’s World Baseball Classic Title Defense; Celebration Gesture Helps Foster Unity among Players
As Samurai Japan sets its sights on a second consecutive World Baseball Classic title, Shohei Oht...
March 6, 2026
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Australia Beats Taiwan 3-0 to Open World Baseball Classic in Tokyo. South Korea Also Wins
Australia opened the World Baseball Classic by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Travis Bazzana's homer in th...
March 6, 2026
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Australia Opens the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo with a 3-0 victory over Taiwan
TOKYO (AP) — Australia opened the World Baseball Classic on Thursday by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Rob...
March 5, 2026
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Aaron Judge and a Loaded US Roster Hope to Dethrone Ohtani’s Japan at the World Baseball Classic
Aaron Judge is trading pinstripes for a plain jersey with red, white and blue letters.
...March 5, 2026
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Shohei Ohtani Is the Show Again in Japan for the World Baseball Classic
TOKYO (AP) — It's officially named the World Baseball Classic. But for the Group C games in Japan...
March 5, 2026
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Taiwan Honors Baseball Legend Oh for Contribution to Sport, Japan-Taiwan Ties
TAIPEI — Sadaharu Oh, the chairman of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, was presented the 1st Class Order o...
February 27, 2026
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Padres Reliever Matsui out of WBC for Japan and Uncertain for MLB Opener Because of Groin Strain
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Padres reliever Yuki Matsui’s will not pitch for Japan in the World Baseball...
February 27, 2026
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Tatsuya Imai Throws Scoreless Inning, Struck by Comebacker in Astros Exhibition Debut
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai threw a 10-pitch scoreless inning...
February 27, 2026
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Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki Erratic in First Spring Training Outing, Gives up 3 Runs over 1 1/3 Innings
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki was hit hard and had a toug...
February 26, 2026
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Toronto Blue Jays’ Kazuma Okamoto Blasts 1st HR of Spring
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Kazuma Okamoto hit his first home run of spring training, and it was the type tha...
February 24, 2026
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