From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
That's a point of pride at home, but also a reason to worry. What happens to baseball in Japan, to the country's pro league, ...
Smoking areas in clubhouse, no pitch clock: MLB players get a little taste of baseball in Japan
Japan's highest professional baseball league — Nippon Professional Baseball — doesn't use a pitch clock, which has had a huge ...
From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan’s baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Ichiro Suzuki was having his typical day on a baseball field in 2000, putting on a power display during batting practice ...
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Japanese baseball snacks
Where can I get them? In L.A., you're never far from great Japanese food. Dodgers fans, rejoice! The official start of the 2025 baseball season is Tuesday, when the Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs ...
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Shohei Ohtani and four other Japanese players come home to start the MLB season
TOKYO (AP) — It's only two games to start the Major League Baseball season — the World ... who was born in Japan. And for Shohei Ohtani and the four other Japanese players competing at home ...
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Photos: Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers practice at Tokyo Dome ahead of 2-game series
The anticipated matchup between the Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will feature plenty of fanfare in Japan, where baseball is a lifeblood. The games will be played in front of expected sellouts of ...
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Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto spark baseball card craze before Tokyo Series
Fans are scrambling to get their hands on cards featuring these players as the baseball world turns its attention to Japan. Last year, Yoshinobu Yamamoto made a huge splash in the collecting world ...
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Roki Sasaki Set to Make Japanese Baseball History in Tokyo Series
According to Sarah Langs of MLB.com, Sasaki will assume an interesting piece of Japanese baseball history when he takes the mound. At 23 years & 136 days old next Wednesday, Roki Sasaki will be ...
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Not just Ohtani: Tokyo Series will showcase the depth of Japanese talent in Major League Baseball
TOKYO — The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani this week when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the ... two games of the Major League Baseball season at the Tokyo Dome.
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Baseball: Ohtani, Sasaki focus of attention in MLB Tokyo Series
Sasaki's earlier-than-expected departure to the majors drew a mixed response from Japanese baseball fans. Some said he should have stayed longer with the Marines to repay the club for treating him ...
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Shohei Ohtani beats moms, dads to top incredible nation-wide survey among Japanese students
Ohtani has also come out on top of another list. However, this list does not just include baseball players, but whoever Japanese students admire the most in their lives. Ohtani received 163 of the ...