Mizuki Akatsuka, who’s naturally right-handed, says he started throwing baseballs with both arms after his dad watched a ...

Tomoyuki Sugano has made an immediate impact in his first season with the Orioles after playing professionally in Japan for more than a decade.

“The Red Sox might also be a suitor for Sugano’s efforts. The Red Sox have the eighth worst starting pitching ERA in Major ...

A San Francisco Giants trade idea has them landing Baltimore Orioles reliever Tomoyuki Sugano from the Baltimore Orioles.

AOMORI -- A spotted seal pup has been born at Aquarium Asamushi in this north Japan city for the first time in two years, delighting visitors with its newborn white coat before the characteristic ...

An aquarium in the northern Japanese city of Aomori has a new baby spotted seal. It's the first pup to be born there in two years. The baby seal was born on April 28 at Aquarium Asamushi and is ...

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, ...

Baseball: Suzuki hits 13th home run as Cubs roar back to beat Reds ...

I think baseball’s got a true chance to be a world phenomenon. The ratings, for those that don’t know, were pretty much off the charts. More than 25 million residents of Japan tuned into the ...

But while MLB has become known for its melting pot of backgrounds among players, this diversity may be putting a strain on the Japanese baseball industry. From our morning news briefing to a ...

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 played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu ...