Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts acknowledges challenges in competing with the Los Angeles Dodgers for top Japanese talent.

The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo ...

With MLB The Show 25 set to be released by the middle of March, it’s no surprise that fans of the game are already expressing ...

During the gestation period for the place that would become baseball’s sacred shrine, Time Magazine, the New York Times and ...

An unprecedented left-handed batter raised in Japan has accomplished yet another feat. His brilliant performances and ...

The new Japanese 'ace' of the Dodgers has just been officially introduced, but a spot is already waiting for him soon in New ...

On April 2, 2001, Bret Boone jogged to second base for a chilly Opening Day in Seattle. The roof at Safeco Field was open, the upstart Oakland Athletics were in town, and ESPN2 had the national ...

Ichiro Suzuki was one of the faces of baseball during the 2000s after making the jump from the Japanese League to join the ...

A collection of poems written by children titled “Kotoba no Shippo” (literally, “word’s tail”) contains a piece by Atsuko ...

Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons for the Yankees. It wasn’t until his final one, in 2009, with the addition ...