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M.L.B. and Japanese Baseball Are Completely Different. Can the U.S. Have Both?
Some fans in the United States have taken a liking to the “more fundamentally pure” version of the sport.The New York Times - 5d -
Why an M.L.B. Star Probably Can’t Afford His Own Baseball Card
The Paul Skenes M.L.B. debut patch card will likely sell for more money than the pitcher will earn in 2025 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Japan Is Obsessed With Baseball. M.L.B. Sees a Massive Business Opportunity.
M.L.B. has had a consistent presence in the country for more than 25 years, but Shohei Ohtani has become its accelerator.The New York Times - Mar. 18 -
Baseball was in need of revitalization. Japanese stars are giving America's pastime a lifeline.
Japanese players Shohei Ohtani and Shota Imanaga are transforming Major League Baseball and its fans — and the future of the game.NBC News - Mar. 15 -
The Dodgers Beat the Cubs to Win M.L.B.’s First Game of 2025 in Tokyo
The Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five innings of one-run ball to earn a win.The New York Times - Mar. 18 -
Predictions, Projections and Wild Guesses for the 2025 M.L.B. Season
Baseball fans won’t see this World Series matchup coming, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - 3d -
M.L.B. Tested Robot Umpires. Is This Really What Baseball Wants?
Here’s what we learned from the trial run of the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system.The New York Times - 5d -
3 Years Ago, He Was an Air Force Cadet. Now, He’s a Face of Baseball.
“I thought I’d be flying jets,” Paul Skenes said. Instead, he is M.L.B.’s most exciting pitcher.The New York Times - Mar. 11 -
Tokyo Series will showcase the depth of Japanese talent in Major League Baseball
Shohei Ohtani won’t be the only one playing in front of his home country.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Chicago Cubs notes from Tokyo: Matthew Boyd’s roots to Japanese baseball — and a healthy Julian Merryweather
TOKYO — Matthew Boyd’s appreciation for baseball’s popularity in Japan and its stars can be traced to his roots. Boyd grew up roughly 30 minutes outside Seattle and became a big Mariners fan when ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
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 players in Major League Baseball is at a high pointABC News - Mar. 16 -
Japanese baseball fans are crazy for Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers. MLB has a plan to get them to root for every team
Shohei Ohtani is arguably the most popular athlete on the planet, and that superstardom has helped rapidly accelerate MLB's business in Japan.CNBC - 6d -
Shohei Ohtani and four other Japanese players come home to start the MLB season
It's the World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome to start the Major League Baseball seasonABC News - Mar. 14 -
Shohei Ohtani and four other Japanese players come home to start the MLB season
It's only two games to start the Major League Baseball season — the World Series-champion Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome. For the record, the MLB ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
‘Proud and honored’: Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs’ first Japanese player, reconnects with team in Tokyo
TOKYO — When Kosuke Fukudome thinks back to his first professional season in Japan, Major League Baseball never felt like an attainable goal. Fukudome dreamed of playing in the majors, of course. ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Expert Predictions for the M.L.B. Season
Eleven teams received at least one World Series vote.The New York Times - 5d -
Japanese stars shine as Dodgers beat Cubs in MLB’s Tokyo season opener
Five Japanese players appear in Dodgers’ 4-1 win Rest of MLB teams start their season next week The Dodgers were a long way from Los Angeles on Tuesday but with Shohei Ohtani and two more ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
Japanese police arrest several men for alleged sexual assault of their daughters
Japanese media say police have arrested several men for alleged sexual assault of their underaged daughtersABC News - Mar. 12 -
A Japanese court orders the dissolution of the Unification Church, report says
A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an order to dissolve the Unification Church, upholding the government request for a revocation, officials saidABC News - 4d -
'Paint Japan blue': How the Dodgers' vision of Japanese prominence became reality
It's an almost unthinkable reality: Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest in the team.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Ohtani hits home run in Dodgers' Tokyo exhibition game
Shohei Ohtani fever in Tokyo reached boiling point Saturday as the Japanese baseball superstar hit a home run in his first game in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform in his home country.But it was his ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
The best team in the National League? For two days in Japan, it's looked like the Hanshin Tigers
For two days in Japan, it's the Hanshin Tigers who have have looked like the class of the National League. In another sign that Japanese baseball has never been better, the Tigers capped a ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Ohtani thrills Tokyo fans despite hitless performance
Shohei Ohtani thrilled Tokyo baseball fans again on Sunday despite a brief hitless performance from the Japanese superstar as his Los Angeles Dodgers lost their second exhibition game.Ohtani is in ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
MLB The Show 25 Review - Still The MVP
Juan Soto hopped on the subway and swapped one New York borough for another to become the highest-paid player in baseball. The Japanese phenom, Roki Sasaki, reunited with the growing list of his ...GameSpot - 4d -
Ranking 175 M.L.B. Starting Pitchers
After a series of significant injuries left teams searching for depth, it’s time to reevaluate the best arms in the league.The New York Times - Mar. 21 -
The 26 M.L.B. Players on the Cusp of Stardom
A pair of 6-foot-7 outfielders and one 21-year-old third baseman make our expert’s list.The New York Times - Mar. 22 -
Buffett's Berkshire hikes stakes in five Japanese trading houses to almost 10% each
Berkshire Hathaway raised its holdings in five Japanese trading houses — Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Sumitomo.CNBC - Mar. 17 -
From tuna cutting to samurai warriors: Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki host welcome party for Cubs in Tokyo
TOKYO — Seiya Suzuki was too young and not yet into baseball when the Chicago Cubs last played at the Tokyo Dome 25 years ago. But the memory of being in the ballpark in 2004 and watching Japanese ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
6 M.L.B. Players Poised for Breakout Seasons
Jo Adell has the potential to author one of the great prospect comeback stories of the last decade.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
A Path to the Playoffs for All 30 M.L.B. Teams
Somebody is going to stun the world, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - 3d -
The 12 Biggest Storylines of the New M.L.B. Season
Two teams are playing in Minor League ballparks and one star pitcher is just waiting to be traded.The New York Times - 2d -
The 12 Biggest Story Lines of the New M.L.B. Season
Two teams are playing in minor league ballparks, and one star pitcher is likely to be traded.The New York Times - 1d -
Buffett’s Berkshire lifts stakes in Japanese trading houses
Move comes after US investment group agreed with companies last month to relax 10% cap on holdingsFinancial Times - Mar. 17 -
Japanese Court Awards $1.4 Million to Exonerated Man
Iwao Hakamada, 89, who is believed to have been the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, was exonerated last year of a 1966 murder conviction.The New York Times - 4d -
Behind the Scenes in the Yankee Stadium Broadcast Booth With Joe Buck
At a time when M.L.B. and ESPN could use some calm, the veteran play-by-play broadcaster provided it.The New York Times - 1d -
Behind the Scenes in the Yankee Stadium Broadcast Booth With Joe Buck
At a time when M.L.B. and ESPN could use some calm, the veteran play-by-play broadcaster provided it.The New York Times - 23h -
Where is Auburn baseball ranked in USA TODAY Baseball Coaches top 25?
See where Auburn baseball ranks in the USA TODAY Baseball Coaches top 25.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Art Schallock, Oldest Living Former M.L.B. Player, Dies at 100
The left-hander pitched a few dozen games for the Yankees from 1951-54.The New York Times - Mar. 9
