Baseball’s rise in Japan is a tale of cultural transformation and resilience. Introduced before World War II, the sport fell out of favor during Japan’s militaristic era, only to be revived during the ...

Expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Cooperstown on Tuesday, Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride and ...

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the ...

Nippon Ham Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo voiced dissatisfaction Monday with posted players switching Japanese clubs upon ...

Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki announced he would be joining the Los Angeles Dodgers and the baseball world wept.

The Phillies made an unexpected but intriguing move on Friday, adding right-handed pitcher Koyo Aoyagi to their spring ...

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes have ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the winners, but a current pitcher played a large role ...

Many former Seattle Mariners hitters have received recognition over the past several years for their amazing careers. Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez were b ...

Pete Rose still holds the MLB record for career hits with 4,256, but Ichiro would be the hit king if you count the 1,278 hits ...