Baseball
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Bonus, Salary to Deliver Yu Darvish $30 mil. in ’23
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish will receive $30 million this year in salary and signing bonus as part o...
February 15, 2023
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Trout, Betts, Ohtani among 8 MVPs in World Baseball Classic
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The United States’ Mike Trout and Mookie Betts, Japan’s Shohei Ohtani and Ve...
February 10, 2023
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Yu Darvish Gets $90 Million from Padres to Stay through ’28
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish signed a new contract with the San Diego Padres on Thursday that guarant...
February 10, 2023
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After Meeting Japan Stars as Kid, Lars Nootbaar is Now One Himself
LOS ANGELES — At first glance, it looks like just another photo of a young boy happily posing with a...
February 1, 2023
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MLB hopeful Tsutsugo building sports facility in hometown at own expense
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, who has a minor league contract with Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers, sho...
January 31, 2023
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Japan’s Skipper Kuriyama Goes with Youth for WBC, but It’s Just A Coincidence
Japan will be fielding its youngest-ever team at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, with the 30-me...
January 27, 2023
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Kuriyama Fills Out WBC Roster, Includes Nootbaar, Yoshida
Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama filled out the rest of his roster for the upcoming 2023 World Baseball...
January 27, 2023
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Cardinals’ Nootbaar, Boston’s Yoshida in Japan’s WBC team
TOKYO (AP) — Japan completed naming its 30-man roster on Thursday for the World Baseball Classic, wh...
January 26, 2023
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Scott Rolen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Rolen sat with his son in the parking lot outside Indiana's Bloomington South ...
January 25, 2023
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Arte Moreno takes Angels off Market, will Continue as Owner
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno has decided not to sell the team. Moren...
January 25, 2023
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Former NPB Home Run Hitter Hiromitsu Kadota Dies at 74
Hiromitsu Kadota, a former baseball player who hit 567 home runs during his career and ranks third i...
January 24, 2023
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Shintaro Fujinami Ready to Climb Big League Hill
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In beautifully spoken English, Shintaro Fujinami formally introduced himself ...
January 19, 2023
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Slugging Greats Ramirez, Bass Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Former sluggers Alex Ramirez and Randy Bass were elected to Japan pro baseball’s Hall of Fame on Fri...
January 14, 2023
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Ohtani among stars rostered for 2023 WBC duties
Samurai Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama on Friday announced the names of 12 of the 30 players who will...
January 7, 2023
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Angels 2-way superstar Ohtani to appear in WBC
Nippon Professional Baseball announced Friday that Shohei Otani of the Los Angeles Angels, Munetaka ...
January 6, 2023
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