A slugger who went from Japan to Stanford immediately after high school has reportedly made another unprecedented career decision.

When Hideo Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 as the first MLB player from Japan in three decades, his Rookie of the ...

The first thing Shohei Ohtani wanted to know upon his initial entrance into the home clubhouse at T-Mobile Park was where ...

When Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout for the final out in a 3-2 victory over the U.S. during the 2023 championship game, it gave Japan its third WBC title in five tournaments. To simply say that ...

The deal expands Netflix's live sports business to Japan, which won the last WBC in 2023, led by Shohei Ohtani. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Netflix is getting into the baseball business, inking a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan has written 41 books and more than 25,000 articles about baseball. For more than a century, baseball has built a bridge ...

Sasaki's path to the MLB Draft was unusual, as he went from Japan to Stanford with the goal of reaching MLB quicker. Will his ...

Every four years, athletes across the world converge for the World Baseball Classic. While the United States' legacy in baseball is storied, one of its fiercest rivals on the international stage is ...

Translation from Japanese to English: Play ball! Baseball has long been the national pastime in the United States, but it’s Japan that has dominated the sport on a global level at the World Baseball ...