National team baseball manager Hirokazu Ibata has said he will step down following Japan’s loss to Venezuela 8-5 in the ...

The attitude toward the sport really began to change when Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, “Lefty” Gomez and other Major League Baseball (MLB) heavy hitters embarked on a goodwill tour of Japan in 1934. Babe ...

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani isn’t just the best baseball player in the world. He’s also the driving force behind why Japanese fans are watching Major League Baseball. In a country ...

The country has dominated the World Baseball Classic in the 2000s, but its baseball history started long before.

For nearly seven innings, one of the greatest upsets in international baseball history was in the making. With Japan having ...

Japan, led by global superstar Shohei Ohtani, is set to start its 2026 World Baseball Classic campaign on Friday, looking to claim back-to-back titles. MORE: 2026 World Baseball Classic contenders ...

In Japan, where Netflix has exclusive rights to the WBC, residents are not used to paying subscription services to watch sporting events.

With an unparallel legacy in both Major League Baseball and Japanese baseball, the impact of Ichiro on the sport globally is immeasurable. During the Opening Series in 2019, he made his return to ...

In the original form of baseball, all nine players bat and play defense, including the pitcher. The designated hitter system ...

Translation from Japanese to English: Play ball! 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 ...