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MLB, Japan and baseball

What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?

That's a point of pride at home, but also a reason to worry. What happens to baseball in Japan, to the country's pro league, if the stars all leave for the United States? About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season,

Kyodo News on MSN · 13h

Baseball: Japan seen as pillar of MLB's global expansion strategy

Expectations are growing for the Japanese market to be a driving force for Major League Baseball's global growth strategy.

NBC News on MSN · 14h

MLB captivates Japan with homecoming of its baseball superstars

The regular season is kicking off in Tokyo with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, both of which have been boosted by Japanese players.

Baseball fans bring energy for MLB's Tokyo Series

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LIVE on FS1 and MLB.TV: All the top moments from the Tokyo Series

After a star-studded Opening Day in Japan on Tuesday, the Tokyo Series wraps up today with Game 2 between the Dodgers and Cubs at the Tokyo Dome. Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga led the way in Game 1.

NHK · 20h

Major League Baseball woos the world with MLB Tokyo Series

Major League Baseball opens its season on Tuesday with the MLB Tokyo Series. The games are the latest in the league's efforts to go global.

Reuters · 1d

Baseball fans bring the energy for MLB's Tokyo Series

Excited baseball fans flocked to Tokyo on Tuesday (March 18) to watch Japan's superstar Shohei Ohtani playing for the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the opening match of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season against the Chicago Cubs.

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From building stadiums to selling trading cards, baseball biz is different in Japan

Topps, Populous and New Balance are all examples of baseball-connected brands that are tailoring their businesses to succeed ...

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MLB is bringing home top talent from Japan's most popular sport

The crack of the bat is almost here with Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season set for March 27. But while ...

In baseball-mad Japan, Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers triumph on Opening Day

The baseball-mad country of Japan greeted perhaps the brightest star it has ever produced with silence. When Shohei Ohtani ...

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For Lee & Fukudome, Tokyo school visit all about Japan's baseball future

Derrek Lee can still recite some of the chants that fans created to cheer on his dad during his days playing baseball in ...

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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 ...

MLB star Shohei Ohtani on return to Japan, 2025 season and his impact on kids: "I feel a strong responsibility"

L.A. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani spoke in a rare interview about playing in front of a home crowd in Japan and what he's ...

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Japanese stars are hitting cultural home runs in Major League Baseball

Professional baseball across the Pacific has a history that also involves Hawaiʻi. Before former Cubs outfielder Kosuke ...

How two art forms, baseball and manga, became intertwined in Japan

All are beloved fictional baseball characters found through the decades within Japanese comic books, the artform now known worldwide as manga. And all stand on equal ground with the likes of Shohei ...

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