When Hideo Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995 as the first MLB player from Japan in three decades, his Rookie of the Year-winning campaign inspired "Nomo-mania" in Southern California. Ever ...

The winningest professional baseball team in Japan is taking on a decidedly Yankee presence, as the Yomiuri Giants have named ...

A total of seven games across the baseball and softball competitions – including the very first event of the Tokyo Olympics, ...

His favorite player is Yoshinobu Yamamoto. He follows one major league team on Instagram: The Dodgers. And while people familiar with his situation insist he hasn’t made a decision, the... The Los ...

Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was created in 1949 and is the highest level of baseball in Japan. NPB has produced some of the top players in MLB, like Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani. Let's look ...

Translation from Japanese to English: Play ball! Baseball has long been the national pastime in the United States, but it's Japan that has dominated the sport on a global level at the World Baseball ...

Imazu has attracted attention not only for his baseball skills but also for his notable family background. His grandfather, Imazu Hiroshi, served as a member of the House of Representatives, and his ...

The Hanshin Tigers announced on October 19 that they have approved Sato's application for the MLB posting system.

Another Japanese standout could be on his way to the majors after all. Right-handed pitcher Takahiro Norimoto, a prolific strikeout artist during his 13 seasons with Nippon Professional Baseball’s ...

AbstractThis paper examines how a closed market with high barriers to entry is formed and maintained, and what management consequences it produces, using the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization ...