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

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

Two of baseball’s biggest stars lined up against each other on Friday and produced a blockbuster, historic game. First Aaron Judge and then Shohei Ohtani homered at their respective first at bats of ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Thi sfile photo shows Nippon Professional Baseball's flag hanging at Tokyo Dome on March 1, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's antitrust watchdog is probing the country's professional baseball ...

After finishing second in Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League standings last year, the Fighters have their sights set on winning their first championship since moving into their new park.

Just like Major League Baseball, Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball is set to kick off this week, beginning this Friday. There are a handful of former Blue Jays playing in the leagues ...

Com2uS officially announced on the 26th the launch of its new game 'Professional Baseball RISING' in Japan. 'Professional Baseball RISING' is a real baseball game developed based on the Japan ...

But some experts are worried that this tendency to forego NPB will lead to less of a baseball presence in Japan. Japanese professional baseball has been "replaced by an obsession with Japanese ...

Although Japan has had its own league, Nippon Professional Baseball, for decades, some fans are more taken by seeing homegrown stars shine in the US. Hideo Nomo, the National League Rookie of the ...