Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during ...

(Kyodo) KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Left-hander Naoki Miyanishi set a Nippon Professional Baseball record of 880 consecutive appearances in relief Thursday as he helped the Nippon Ham Fighters ...

Baseball has grown far from its home in Cooperstown, New York, becoming a beloved international game. The United States and Japan are hosts to the two most popular professional baseball leagues today, ...

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani led the tributes to Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima following his death ...

May 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Fair Trade Commission has decided to warn the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, or NPB, that its confiscation of press passes from Fuji Television Network Inc ...

May 22: Gonzalez has officially signed a two-year deal with the Golden Eagles, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The MAS+ client will be paid $2MM through the 2026 season. May 19, 7:50pm ...

Wang made the leap to Japan in 2019 and spent five seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). “Japanese professional baseball was a dream destination even for us in Taiwan. The game in Japan ...

$45 billion) flowed out of Japan to international sports betting markets in 2024 through gambling on professional baseball, soccer and other sports, industry group the Council for Sports Ecosystem ...

Shigeo Nagashima, one of the most famous baseball players in Japanese history who was known as “Mr. Pro Baseball,” has died. He was 89. Nagashima died Tuesday in a hospital due to pneumonia, The Japan ...

Star female pitcher Ayami Sato made history as the first woman to play in a Canadian men's professional ... the top female pitcher in baseball, the 35-year-old from Japan signed with the Maple ...