This is an excerpt from the latest edition of Michael Clair's International Beat Newsletter, bringing global baseball news to ...

The year 2024 was a big one for women’s baseball with ... Fraccari welcomed the news that a Baseball/Softball governing body was recognised by the Jordan Olympic Committee during his visit ...

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Kobe University Hospital is nationally known for its sports medicine. They support ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC ... They suggested women’s softball and men’s baseball considering their popularity in Japan. Image caption, The most popular pitch is the windmill ...

At 27 years old, Biles now has a total of 11 Olympic ... who hails from Japan, had a phenomenal year after signing a $700 million contract. He became the first 50/50 player in baseball history ...

Simone Biles' performance at the Paris Olympics ... who hails from Japan, had a phenomenal year after signing a $700 million contract. He became the first 50/50 player in baseball history by ...

Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the ...

The Japanese Olympic Committee and Japanese Paralympic Committee will allow companies to sign a single joint sponsorship contract with both bodies from 2025, Kyodo News announced this week.

Hassan and Jepchirchir would be the first Olympic women’s marathon gold medalists to race head-to-head over 26.2 miles since Ethiopian Fatuma Roba and Russian Valentina Yegorova went one-two at the ...

Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication. But this isn’t a nursing home – it’s Japan’s largest women’s prison. The population here reflects the aging society outside ...