The crack of a baseball bat normally blends into the background noise of amped-up fans who fill stadiums, but one scary moment in Japan could change how the country's players are penalized forever.

Cubans Raidel Martínez and Liván Moinelo once again made their mark in Japanese baseball. With dominant performances ...

A new Topps Chrome release celebrating Japanese baseball will feature stars past and present, topped by a one-of-one dual ...

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 ...

Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki will sign with the Miami Marlins and forgo a professional career in his home country. The Marlins selected Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of Major League ...

When Hideo Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 as the first MLB player from Japan in three decades, his Rookie of the Year-winning campaign inspired "Nomo-mania" in Southern California. Ever ...

Former Dodgers outfielder Chin-Feng Chen, the first Taiwanese player in MLB history, returned to Dodger Stadium to throw the first pitch on Aug. 1, 2026. Dodgers Nation Jerry Campany: A visit to ...

Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (NS) has debuted in first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 100,976units, according to Famitsu for the week ending June 14, 2026. Inazuma Eleven: ...

Baek In Chun, who won batting titles in both Japan and South Korea's professional baseball leagues, died Saturday, local ...

Japanese players appeared in a game for a new U.S. women's professional baseball league that kicked off Saturday. Right-handed pitcher Ayami Sato, from Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, took t ...