What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball. He's among many Japanese stars who have left to ...
Yamamoto, Ohtani deliver in return to Japan, Dodgers beat the Cubs 4-1 in season opener
The starters combined for nine innings of one-run ball in the first all-Japanese starting pitching matchup in Opening Day history.
In baseball-mad Japan, Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers triumph on Opening Day
The baseball-mad country of Japan greeted perhaps the brightest star it has ever produced with silence. When Shohei Ohtani stepped into the batter’s box to open Major League Baseball’s season against ...
Dodgers open 2025 season with Tokyo Series win over Cubs behind fifth-inning rally
It was a slow start but the Dodgers pieced together a 4-1 opening-day win over the Cubs in the Tokyo Series as Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice.
Japanese stars Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani lead Dodgers to 4-1 win over Cubs in MLB Tokyo Series 2025 opener
The starting pitchers did their jobs in their home country, with Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto going five innings, striking out four and allowing one run. Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga didn't allow a ...