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Stanford's Rintaro Sasaki blazing new trail to MLB for Japanese phenoms: 'Doing it my way'
Rintaro Sasaki opted out of the NPB draft to come play college baseball in America. Will his decision work out?
Japan’s Ishiba says he will push for US auto tariffs exemption
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday his government is making last ditch efforts to get U.S. President Donald ...
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Ohtani and the Dodgers keep the Cubs and their rich history in the shadows in Japan
(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) Fans hold up a Japanese national flag during team intorductions before an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in Tokyo ...
Knoxville Smokies introduce 3 mascots to match new stadium. Meet the bears — and Smokie Joe
The Knoxville Smokies announced their new mascots, one of whom is actually a throwback to the team's earlier run in Knoxville ...
Grand Sierra Resort quietly seeks public financing, legislative help for basketball arena
Grand Sierra is seeking $97 million in public money from the City of Reno through tax increment financing (TIF). The financing could raise close to 10 percent of the overall arena costs and fund other ...
Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit franchise-record 9 homers
Yankees are using a strikingly different model bat in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label, which shapes ...
Why Japan is baseball’s answer to its longtime prayer
Major League Baseball season is fully underway. Such an event might be the time when I’d point out that baseball is ...
Louisville Bats debut new secondary logo. A history of the team's mascots over the years
The Louisville Bats launched a new secondary logo last month ahead of the team's 25th season of baseball at Louisville ...
Gastonia Ghost Peppers unveil new mascot. Think he's "Peppy" enough? Let us know.
First pitch for the 2025 season is a matter of weeks away, but the Gastonia Ghost Peppers’ latest roster addition hopes to ...
Cubs greats Derrek Lee, Kosuke Fukudome served as ambassadors during Tokyo Series
Lee and Fukudome, with Cubs mascot Clark in tow, were serving as ambassadors for their old team on their elementary school ...
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All the top moments from the Tokyo Series finale
After a star-studded Opening Day in Japan on Tuesday, the Tokyo Series wrapped up with a Dodgers sweep of the Cubs at the ...
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After Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers VP eyes "at least three" Japanese players in the next 5 years
The LA Dodgers may not be done adding Japanese personnel to their team. They already have the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki. All three are signed for at least six ...