If you are wondering what the landscape of baseball will look like during the looming work stoppage that will begin in Major League Baseball at midnight on Dec. 1, look back about 20 years to the 2004-05 lockout in the National Hockey League.
The Nippon Professional Baseball postseason is officially underway with two tight contests.
Hanshin Tigers superstar Teruaki Sato has become the first Hanshin Tiger to win the Triple Crown since Randy Bass in 1986.
Japan's developmental Miyazaki Phoenix League will run from October 7-28 this season.
Japan will play its first tournament under new manager Tadahito Iguchi from November 12-15 at Tokyo Dome.
The Hanshin Tigers secured the CL title after the second-place Yomiuri Giants lost to the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Saturday.
Several notable Carp players will be released, including reigning Central League batting champion Kaito Kozono.
Veteran reliever Yoshihisa Hirano had his retirement game on Friday night.
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinched first place in the Pacific League with a 7-1 win over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome on Thursday.
Former Mitsui & Co. president Masami Iijima is expected to succeed Sadayuki Sakakibara as NPB commissioner when Sakakibara’s term ends in November.
Cuban closer Raidel Martinez became the first foreigner in NPB history to reach the 250-save milestone.
Hanshin Tigers third baseman Teruaki Sato hit two home runs on Thursday night against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, bolstering his lead in all three Central League Triple Crown categories.
Sixty-two years ago, Masanori Murakami stepped onto a Major League mound and opened a door for generations of Japanese baseball stars.
Four players have been elected to the Latin Baseball Hall of Fame's 13th induction class, and will be honored in Puerto Rico in December.
Yokohama High School right-hander Shoki Oda entered the summer as one of the top high school prospects in Japan and further raised his stock with a strong showing at the renowned Summer Koshien this month.
Kaima Taira’s return to the starting rotation has gone about as well as the Saitama Seibu Lions could have hoped.
Right-hander Jackson Rutledge has signed with Nippon Professional Baseball’s Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the team announced on July 30.
The Pacific League All-Stars continued their recent dominance over the Central League with a 7-5…
