The Major Leagues may be considered the top baseball league globally. But in international competition, Japan reigns supreme.

Shohei Ohtani joins Japan World Baseball Classic team to defend international title in 2026 originally appeared on The ...

MLB phenom Shohei Ohtani will once again lead Japan at the World Baseball Classic, while attempting to secure a second-consecutive championship.

Nomura Holdings Inc. has signed a contract with an organization led by Japanese baseball’s home run king Sadaharu Oh to ...

Baseball has long been the national pastime in the United States, but it’s Japan that has dominated the sport on a global level at the World Baseball Classic. When Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout ...

The club has bolstered its scouting operation in Japan, but challenges remain as it seeks to tap into the country's ...

Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later this year, reminders that some of the top talent in American baseball is ...

Randy Bass and Alex Ramirez found unexpected stardom in Japan, and now they have gained the rarest of distinctions for foreign players with no Japanese heritage. By Brad Lefton Five of the 12 managers ...