Legendary Japanese manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, who caused a national sensation with his boxing series “Ashita no Joe" or "Fighting for Tomorrow," a story about an orphan becoming a professional boxer, ...

South Korean baseball successfully achieved its fifth consecutive championship (連覇) at the Asian Games, but the biggest topic among domestic baseball fans was Japan’s "social baseball" team, to which ...

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... Japanese ...

Hideki Matsui, the two-time MLB All-Star and 2009 World Series MVP with the Yankees, has been introduced as the new manager ...

The former slugger spent the first half of his professional career playing for the Giants before he came stateside to play in ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the industry favorite to sign the best prospect in Japan, 18-year old pitcher Shoki Oda. His favorite player is Yoshinobu Yamamoto. He follows one major league team on ...

TOKYO (AP) — Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui was named Friday as the new manager of the Yomiuri Giants, his ...

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui was named Friday as the new manager of the Yomiuri Giants, his club until his departure for the United States.

Mar 15, 2025; Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan; The Nippon Professional Baseball Organization logo affixed to the back of the jersey of a Hanshin Tigers player. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images ...

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins will look to add offense this winter. Despite entering 2026 with extremely high hopes, Toronto has disappointingly missed the playoffs. Hitting has ...

TOKYO (AP) — Teruaki Sato of the Hanshin Tigers is aiming to be the next Japanese slugger to move to American baseball. Sato, ...