Japanese baseball fans are crazy for Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers. MLB has a plan to get them to root for every team
Shohei Ohtani is arguably the most popular athlete on the planet, and that superstardom has helped rapidly accelerate MLB's ...
MLB is trying to expand in Japan. Can Japan’s NPB grow in America?
Japanese baseball has a rich history, but a series of structural factors stand in the way of it becoming a phenomenon in ...
MLB is bringing home top talent from Japan's most popular sport
The crack of the bat is almost here with Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season set for March 27. But while ...
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Baseball in Japan looks about the same, but the food and the vibe are different
Welcome to the view from the stands in the middle of the jammed sellout at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday as the Dodgers and Cubs ...
What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los ...
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MLB Japan Series: A baseball fan's guide to Tokyo for Cubs vs. Dodgers on Opening Day
Tokyo’s sports bars and izakayas are a fantastic way to watch ... Selection Shinjuku – A specialty store with jerseys and ...
America’s Pastime Is Being Completely Transformed—by Japan
When the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs square off in Tokyo this week for MLB’s season-opening series, it will ...
Iolani alum Yonamine finds new baseball home in Japan
There are many paths to a career in professional sports, and Micah Yonamine has certainly carved his own journey.
From building stadiums to selling trading cards, baseball biz is different in Japan
Topps, Populous and New Balance are all examples of baseball-connected brands that are tailoring their businesses to succeed ...
2025 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Sleepers, breakouts, busts via model that predicted Rutschman's struggles
SportsLine simulated the entire MLB season 10,000 times and identified 2025 Fantasy baseball sleepers, breakout and busts ...
Japanese baseball looks about the same, but the food and the vibe are different
Welcome to the view from the stands in the middle of the jammed sellout at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday as the Dodgers and Cubs ...
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Baseball in Japan looks about the same, but the food and the vibe are different
Baseball in Japan — the game is called “yakyu” (field ball) in Japanese — carries more of a rock-concert vibe than its American cousin. And with Shohei Ohtani teasing fans for a week in ...