Baseball was introduced to Japan in the mid- to late-1800s ... “When I first came here, you couldn’t walk down the street without seeing his picture somewhere, on a magazine cover or an advertisement ...

Major League Baseball season is fully underway. Such an event might be the time when I’d point out that baseball is ...

Plenty more are gearing up to take the same path," said The Wall Street Journal. The "average Japanese baseball player now, they have a dream to play in the big leagues," Sasaki told the Journal.

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

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 ...

Baseball was introduced to Japan in the mid- to late-1800s ... “When I first came here, you couldn’t walk down the street without seeing his picture somewhere, on a magazine cover or an ...