Should Roki Sasaki be considered a rookie? What to do about international players in first MLB season
There's not much question that while Major League Baseball remains the most prestigious and competitive league in the world, ...
Ranking Ichiro Suzuki and the 25 Greatest Japanese-Born Players in MLB History
Ichiro Suzuki was one of the faces of baseball during the 2000s after making the jump from the Japanese League to join the ...
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan
Ichiro will go into the Hall of Fame as professional baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,367 (3,089 in MLB and 1,278 in ...
Athletics signee Shotaro Morii is charting a rare path for Japanese baseball players
Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with ...
NL Owner Concerned Dodgers Can Sign Any Japanese Free Agent They Want
The Los Angeles Dodgers have built a global brand over decades, beginning with Walter O'Malley's vision for international influence. This vision gained momentu ...
Daily Journal11d
Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he’s more than just a baseball star
Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 with the Seattle Mariners, the first Japanese position player to span the Pacific and an instant star. Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him ...
Meet Roki Sasaki, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ next Japanese superstar
What do you buy for the team that has everything? That is the question that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been wrestling with ...
Las Vegas Sun9d
Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 with the Seattle Mariners, the first Japanese position player to span the Pacific and an instant star. Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him ...