
WBC: Cuba Adds Prep Game Against NPB’s Yakult Swallows
Staff ReportsWorld Baseball Network Cuba has added another preparation game to its’ schedule in advance of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Pelota Cubana’s Yussef Diaz

Hiromitsu Kadota, Third in NPB in Home Runs, Dead at 74
Staff ReportsWorld Baseball Network Hiromitsu Kadota, who ranks third in Nippon Professional Baseball history in home runs with 567, died on Tuesday. He was 74.

WBC: Cuba’s Yoan Lopez Declines Invitation From FCB
Staff ReportsWorld Baseball NetworkJan. 22, 2023 Former New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Yoan Lopez has declined an invitation to play for Cuba in

WBC: Japan Announces 30-Man Roster for 2023
By Matthew TallariniWorld Baseball NetworkJan. 19, 2023 Samurai Japan, the current No. 1 in the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s World Baseball Rankings, announced their 30-man

WBSC Rankings: Curacao On the Rise, Japan No. 1
By Matthew TallariniWorld Baseball Network Jan. 3, 2022 The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) released the newest 2023 World Baseball Rankings on December 31. The

NPB: Marwin Gonzalez Signs With Buffaloes
Matthew TallariniWorld Baseball Network Jan. 3, 2022 Marwin Gonzalez is headed to Japan for 2023, signing with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball for a