From Oh to Ohtani and beyond: How Japanese baseball reached new heights
No player in professional baseball history has slugged more home runs than the 868 that Oh hit over 22 seasons with 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 ...
America’s Pastime Is Being Completely Transformed—by Japan
When the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs square off in Tokyo this week for MLB’s season-opening series, it will underscore Japan’s pre-eminent role in baseball today.
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Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Bobby Witt Jr., Shohei Othani lead Rotoworld’s preseason Top 300 for 2025
Here’s the initial version of the Top 300 for 5x5 mixed fantasy baseball leagues. We’ll be keeping this updated through Opening Day and beyond, and all of this year’s draft guide materials will be ...
NEC Women's Tournament Highlights: No. 2 Stonehill vs. No. 1 FDU - Championship
No. 2 Stonehill vs. No. 1 FDU - Championship ...
Twins' Justin Topa: Throws in minor league game
Topa (shoulder) is scheduled to pitch Monday, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.. He threw 22 pitches Friday in a minor league game. Topa left an outing Mar. 6 due to right shoulder tightness. It ...
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MLB: Japanese phenomenon with Athletics, a two-way star like Shohei Ohtani, reveals his player inspirations
A Japanese super prospect with the Athletics, often compared to Shohei Ohtani, shares his two favorite MLB players.