From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
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 looked like the class of the National League. In ...
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What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
That's a point of pride at home, but also a reason to worry. What happens to baseball in Japan, to the country's pro ...
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Robot dogs cheer on Japanese pro baseball team in absence of fans
The pandemic forced the start of Japan's pro baseball season to be delayed until ... Before the bottom of the seventh inning, when the home team was at bat, the robots boogied to the tune of ...
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Former Phillies coach Sarah Edwards becomes first woman to be on-field coach in Asian pro baseball
She's played softball for the Italian women's national team and baseball for the USA women's national team. She also was the ...
From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese ...
‘Proud and honored’: Kosuke Fukudome, the Chicago Cubs’ first Japanese player, reconnects with team in Tokyo
Kosuke Fukudome expressed his appreciation for his connection with the Chicago Cubs organization and his legacy of paving the ...
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Baseball was in need of revitalization. Japanese stars are giving America's pastime a lifeline.
But experts say there’s another undeniable reason for the reversal: the Japanese superstars who lit up the league. Big ...
From building stadiums to selling trading cards, baseball biz is different in Japan
Topps, Populous and New Balance are all examples of baseball-connected brands that are tailoring their businesses to succeed ...