Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later ...

Nippon Professional Baseball officials, left, talk in Tokyo on March 24, 2025, about the governing body's decisions on 16 individuals found to have gambled online, which is illegal in Japan.

Figuring out a cause for the skyrocketing number of arm injuries among pitchers is easy. Finding a solution could prove much ...

In honor of his mother and others imprisoned at the internment camp, baseball player Dan Kwong has restored a diamond in the ...

That's a point of pride at home, but also a reason to worry. What happens to baseball in Japan, to the country's pro league, if the stars all leave for the United States? About a dozen Japanese ...

Anyone who knew the history of sports in Japan might have expected the fans in the room to reply, “Play in Nippon Professional Baseball.” ...

She's played softball for the Italian women's national team and baseball for the USA women's national team. She also was the ...

What happens to baseball in Japan, to the country’s pro league, if the stars all leave for the United States? About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu ...

TOKYO — The business of baseball looks a little different in Japan than it does in the U.S. One of the most popular sports souvenirs? Towels. Many varieties of towels, with printed images of top ...

In 1934, an American team featuring the best baseball players in the world – Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and more – went on a barnstorming tour around Japan. More than half a million ...