Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter has prison start postponed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani who was supposed to begin his nearly five-year ...
Shohei Ohtani came home as a national hero, and he didn’t let Japan down at the Tokyo Series
Shohei Ohtani hit a towering solo homer in his return to Japan, taking Chicago Cubs pitcher Nate Pearson deep with a ball that barely cleared the fence in right-center field and helping the Los ...
Every current Japanese MLB player and where they play: Dodgers aren't alone
It's not just Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. There are more Japanese players in MLB this year than you might think.
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Japanese stars are hitting cultural home runs in Major League Baseball
Professional baseball across the Pacific has a history that also involves Hawaiʻi. Before former Cubs outfielder Kosuke ...
How two art forms, baseball and manga, became intertwined in Japan
All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known ...
In Japan, Shohei Ohtani Is a National Hero and Marketer’s Dream
Major League Baseball has had no shortage of stars, but it has never seen a sensation like Ohtani, who is Japan’s answer to ...
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, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later ...
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MLB: Japanese phenomenon with Athletics, a two-way star like Shohei Ohtani, reveals his player inspirations
A Japanese super prospect with the Athletics, often compared to Shohei Ohtani, shares his two favorite MLB players.
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Rintaro Sasaki, aka Japan's home run king, absolutely crushed his first college home run
Rintaro Sasaki, the left-handed power hitter who set the Japanese high school home run record (14) while playing at Hanamaki ...
How Japanese superstars are helping to revitalize baseball
Last year’s World Series between the New York Yankees and the eventual champions, a Los Angeles Dodgers team led by Japanese ...
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‘I Must Go For The Finish’ – Masaaki Noiri Confident He Can Upset Tawanchai, Claim Kickboxing Gold At ONE 172
As a former two-division K-1 Champion who has long defeated elite kickboxers, the Japanese athlete believes that his experience in the rule set – rather than Muay Thai – will pay dividends against his ...
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Virginia athlete hit with baton during relay describes her injury
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WAVY) – A Virginia athlete hit with a baton during a relay race in Lynchburg is telling her side of the story after video of the incident went viral. The video shows Brookville ...