Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani is expected to be sentenced Thursday ...

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before the World Baseball Classic opened. Few could even pronounce his name or spell it in English or Japanese. He's becoming a household word in Japan, and fans are singing the praises of the St ...

And as he enthused about the sensation that is Shohei Ohtani, baseball fan Hotaru ... assassinated a few months ago on the street. And despite the “Cool Japan" image abroad, the nation faces ...

Newly inducted Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki spoke Friday of his excitement about Major League Baseball staging its season-opening series at Tokyo Dome on March 18-19 and returning to Japan for the ...

Ogasawara, who has kept his ERA under 3.15 in two of his last three seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball Organization ... hearing with the St. Louis Cardinals, arguing he should ...

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The Mets' ace, Kodai Senga, shares why New York might not be the go-to destination for Japanese baseball stars eyeing Major League contracts.

Sasaki's bullpen drew a crowd, as team officials, media members and even players watched the 23-year-old get to work.