Chiba Lotte Marines right hander Roki Sasaki pitches against the Nippon Ham Fighters in his first start of the Nippon Professional Baseball season at Zozo Marine...
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Trevor Bauer Makes Japanese Debut, Looks Comfortable After Long Suspension From MLB
Trevor Bauer of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws the first pitch of the game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on June 28, 2021...
Young Pitchers Yamamoto, Sasaki Are Two Future MLB Stars Now Playing in Japan
Roki Sasaki of Team Japan pitches during the 2023 World Baseball Classic Semifinal game against Team Mexico at loanDepot Park on March 20, 2023 in Miami,...
Korea Baseball Organization Proposes All-Star Game With Nippon Professional Baseball
Jung Hoo Lee of Team Korea hit an RBI double to make it 2-10 in the third inning during the World Baseball Classic Pool B game...
Undefeated Japan Punches Ticket To World Baseball Classic Final With Dramatic 6-5 Win
Munetaka Murakami of Team Japan celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run double to defeat Team Mexico 6-5 in the World Baseball Classic Semifinals at loanDepot...
Taisei Makihara Replaces Seiya Suzuki On Japan’s World Baseball Classic Roster
By Leif SkodnickWorld Baseball Network Taisei Makihara will replace Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki on Japan’s World Baseball Classic roster. Suzuki will miss the 2023 World...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto Part of a Daunting Rotation For Japan in World Baseball Classic
By Leif SkodnickWorld Baseball Network With 18 days to go before the start of the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Japan plans to put a rotation of...
World Baseball Classic: Roki Sasaki Might Be Every MLB Fan’s Dream Signing
By Leif SkodnickWorld Baseball Network At the 2009 World Baseball Classic, American fans got their first look at Yu Darvish, arguably the best pitching prospect to...
Shohei Ohtani Is Japan’s Biggest Star at 2023 World Baseball Classic
By Leif SkodnickWorld Baseball Network When Japan takes the field at the Tokyo Dome for their first game of the World Baseball Classic on March 8...
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. Kadota...