Rintaro Sasaki is a teenage phenomenon who aspires to play Major League Baseball. He is a trailblazer embarking upon an unconventional path for a Japanese ball player.

The Chicago Cubs will be starting their regular season early when they head to Tokyo to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Let's stay focused and push through! The post ARCTIC BLAST STILL GRIPS THE BATS AS PITCHING STARTS WARMING UP first appeared on Miami's Community News.

Japanese pitching star Roki Sasaki signs with the Los Angeles Dodgers for his MLB debut, choosing the team over other offers. Sasaki cites the influence of fellow countrymates Shohei Ohtani and ...

AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes Japanese right-hander pitcher Roki Sasaki, 23, poses with Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, left, and manager Dave Roberts as he is ...

A year later, he was pitching for Samurai Japan at the World Baseball Classic. Now clad in Dodger Blue, the 23-year-old “Monster of the Reiwa Era” is ready to start a new journey in MLB.

Global baseball’s hit king Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player elected ... Writers Association of America — but Yankees pitching great Mariano Rivera remains the only ...

Interestingly, the word Rui was given to the basketball player by his grandfather, who was a fan of baseball. Rui translates to "base" or fortress" in the Japanese language of Nihongo. Sasaki also ...

(Kyodo) NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- The hometown of Japanese baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki led celebrations Wednesday after he became the first Asian player to be elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall ...

He was part of the Japanese team that defeated the U.S. in the final of the World Baseball Classic in 2023 and said he was looking forward to playing with reigning NL MVP Ohtani and Yamamoto ...

Baseball legend Suzuki Ichiro has been elected to the US National Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming the first Japanese player to earn this honor. The election was announced on Tuesday, with Ichiro ...

CC Sabathia made some richly deserved history on Tuesday night, earning induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame ... Which team's cap should he be wearing when his plaque is unveiled this summer?