Shigeo Nagashima, considered Japan's "Mr. Baseball," died at the age of 89, and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and others are ...

Former Tokyo Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima—one of the most successful and beloved players in the history of Japanese baseball—has died of pneumonia, his former ...

Shigeo Nagashima, one of the greatest and most beloved players in Japanese baseball history, has died at the age of 89.

Shota Imanaga, also known as the "Throwing Philosopher," told NBC News that his teammates compliment his "beautiful hair" but ...

Japan mourns the loss of Shigeo Nagashima, "Mr. Baseball," who passed away at 89 due to pneumonia. A Yomiuri Giants legend, ...

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Matt Sherratt will stay on as interim Wales rugby coach for the two-test series in Japan in July while the search continues for a permanent replacement for Warren Gatland.

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, ...

David Stearns promised that he would take his first year running the Mets to fully understand what he had in his staff and what changes he wanted to make. In the offseason, once that period ended ...

When I was a kid, it would basically have been unthinkable that Japan would have more viewers for the World Series than where baseball originated. But I’m not sure we should be so surprised.

HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Baseball was first introduced to Japan in 1872 by an American teacher named Horace Wilson, and the sport quickly gained popularity. In the late ...

TOKYO — The business of baseball looks a little different in Japan than it does in ... Many varieties of towels, with printed images of top players or team logos. For Major League Baseball ...