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 ...
Shohei Ohtani, Japan’s other baseball stars shook their nerves and delivered in MLB’s Tokyo opener
The only Japanese player who had a quiet night was Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki, who finished 0 for 4 at the plate. With a ...
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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 ...
What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?
About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los ...
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 ...
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 ...
Not just Ohtani: Tokyo Series will showcase the depth of Japanese talent in Major League Baseball
The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani this week when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the defending World ...
Tokyo Series will showcase the depth of Japanese talent in Major League Baseball
TOKYO — The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the defending World ...
The Chicago Cubs' Pursuit of Japanese Talent: A Strategic Reset in Baseball
The Cubs have had sporadic interactions with the Japanese talent pool over the years, notably pursuing players like Masahiro Tanaka and Shohei Ohtani. However, it was their aggressive pursuit of Seiya ...
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Baseball's global home run king, Sadaharu Oh, has never seen this 'level of excitement'
In the annals of baseball history, there is one home run hitter whose name stands above the rest: Sadaharu Oh, his 868 home ...
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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 ...
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.