loading

Posts by The Associated Press

MLB, Japan

Japanese Baseball Looks About the Same, but the Food and Vibe are Different

TOKYO (AP) — Welcome to the view from the stands in the middle of the […]

  Mar 18th, 2025
MLB, Japan

Yamamoto, Ohtani Deliver in Return to Japan, Dodgers Beat Cubs 4-1 in Season Opener

TOKYO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and […]

  Mar 18th, 2025
MLB

Framber Valdez to make 4th Consecutive Start on Opening Day for Astros

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Framber Valdez will start for the Houston Astros on […]

  Mar 18th, 2025
MLB, Japan

Dodgers Star Mookie Betts Won’t Play in 2 Regular Season Games vs. Cubs in Tokyo

TOKYO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will not play in the two-game Tokyo […]

  Mar 17th, 2025
MLB, Japan

What’s the Future of Baseball in Japan as the Best Players Leave for MLB?

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League […]

  Mar 17th, 2025
MLB

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Still Struggling with Illness, Status for Opening Day in Doubt

TOKYO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is still struggling to recover from […]

  Mar 17th, 2025
Japan, MLB

The Best Team in the National League? For Two Days in Japan, it’s Looked Like the Hanshin Tigers

TOKYO (AP) — For two days in Japan, it’s the Hanshin Tigers who have have […]

  Mar 16th, 2025
MLB, Japan

From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan’s Baseball Rise in MLB Hits High Point in Dodgers-Cubs Series

TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki was having his typical day on a baseball field in […]

  Mar 16th, 2025
MLB

MLB Preview: Ohtani and Co. Hope to Make Dodgers First Repeat Champs Since ’98-’00

Shohei Ohtani will be in the batter’s box for the season’s first pitch Tuesday, arriving […]

  Mar 16th, 2025
MLB, Japan

Yamamoto Ready to Emerge as Star for Dodgers, Starting with Opener in Japan

TOKYO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto knows what it’s like to travel across the world to […]

  Mar 16th, 2025
MLB, Japan

Smoking Areas in Clubhouse, No Pitch Clock: MLB Players Get a Little Taste of Japan

TOKYO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers can party like it’s 2022 on […]

  Mar 15th, 2025
MLB, Japan

One Year After Scandal, Shohei Ohtani Enters the Tokyo Series with Newfound Maturity

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Series — a.k.a. the celebration of Shohei Ohtani — begins […]

  Mar 15th, 2025
World Baseball Network (WBN), a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) in the USA and a member of the National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA), as well as partners with the Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (FIBS), Italy’s leading baseball organizer. WBN is also a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), dedicated to baseball history and statistics.