Shohei Ohtani came home as a national hero, and he didn’t let Japan down at the Tokyo Series
The Japanese slugger was introduced before each at-bat to loud roars that continued until a few seconds before the pitch, ...
Shohei Ohtani came home as a national hero, and he didn’t let Japan down
Shohei Ohtani's home run helped the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Wednesday to sweep the two-game series ...
In Japan, Shohei Ohtani Is a National Hero and Marketer’s Dream
Major League Baseball has had no shortage of stars, but it has never seen a sensation like Ohtani, who is Japan’s answer to ...
‘This is baseball country’: MLB season gets underway in Japan as national hero Shohei Ohtani inspires Dodgers’ win over Cubs
Baseball fever swept through Tokyo on Tuesday as the MLB season got underway, offering fans a rare opportunity to glimpse ...
The best team in the National League? For two days in Japan, it's looked like the Hanshin Tigers
TOKYO -- For two days in Japan, it's the Hanshin Tigers who have have looked like the class of the National League. In ...
Baseball in Japan looks about the same, but the food and the vibe are different
The jammed sellout at the Tokyo Dome as the Dodgers and Cubs opened their regular season had a different vibe than the usual ...
Ohtani came home a national hero, and didn’t disappoint at Tokyo Series
Ohtani hit a towering solo homer in his return to Japan, taking Chicago Cubs pitcher Nate Pearson deep with a ball that barely cleared the fence in right-center field and helping the Los Angeles ...
From Oh to Ohtani: How Japan developed a generation of baseball superstars (again)
The Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs is a full circle moment for Japanese baseball.
MLB wants Japan to cheer for more than the Dodgers and Ohtani. The prize could be billions
If MLB can get Japan to follow all its teams, “We do believe there are payoffs in the B’s: billions,” commissioner Rob ...
Dodgers Infielders Embrace Japanese Culture During Tokyo Series
One Dodgers player that displayed a tremendous amount of appreciation for Japanese sports and culture is utility man Enrique ...
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 ...