On Oct. 3, Murakami, a.k.a. "MuraGod," clubbed his 56th home run of the season, the Nippon Professional Baseball record ... He maintained his hold on the triple crown (tops in home runs, RBIs ...

Munetaka Murakami picked an ideal time to break out of his World Baseball Classic funk. The Japanese triple crown winner delivered a walk-off double in a 6-5 thriller against Mexico on March 20 ...

Ahead of their game against the Texas Rangers, Kike Hernandez paid a touching tribute to teammate and Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

This off-season we have seen two of the biggest Japanese stars make their mark in Major League Baseball—Kodai Senga and Masataka Yoshida. They both are from the Nippon Professional Baseball ...

another Japanese superstar is expected to leave Nippon Professional Baseball and come to Major League Baseball. Munetaka Murakami, a two-time Central League MVP, Triple Crown winner, and four-time ...

When I was a kid, it would basically have been unthinkable that Japan would have more viewers for the World Series than where baseball originated. But I’m not sure we should be so surprised.