‘Paint Japan blue’: How the Dodgers’ vision of Japanese prominence became reality
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest ...
Smoking areas in clubhouse, no pitch clock: MLB players get a little taste of baseball in Japan
The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers can party like it’s 2022 on a baseball field for a few days in Japan, and even like ...
Baseball was in need of revitalization. Japanese stars are giving America's pastime a lifeline.
Japanese players Shohei Ohtani and Shota Imanaga are transforming Major League Baseball and its fans — and the future of the ...
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Japanese superfans turn dental clinic into Ohtani mini-museum
In an online auction four years ago, Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura’s father purchased his first piece of Shohei Ohtani ...
Craig Counsell hopes Japan trip bonds Cubs as they enter a pressure-filled season
Becoming a winning team "is about getting to know each other," Justin Turner said. "Trips like this can kick-start that." ...
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Sasaki a symbol of hope for people of Japan
Around the time that Roki Sasaki made his long-awaited decision to sign with the Dodgers, the city of Los Angeles was reeling ...
Three Japanese Starters-Not Named Ohtani-Are Dominating MLB Hitters
Major league hitters are scuffling against the offerings of Japanese pitching stars Roki Sasaki, Shota Imanaga, and Yoshinobu ...
Ohtani Effect Fuels Japan’s Female Baseball Stars to Push for Pro Future
On a brisk winter day, high-school freshman Rin Saito’s cleats crunch the snow as she rubs the leather of the ball against her gray and purple uniform. With each crack of the bat, she dreams of ...
The best team in the National League? For two days in Japan, it's looked like the Hanshin Tigers
TOKYO — For two days in Japan, it's the Hanshin Tigers who have have looked like the class of the National League. In another ...