Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, ...

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed ...

This is how it feels, anyway, and it isn't just because the Dodgers were revealed as the winners of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes on Friday. It is a big deal that one of the most talented pitchers on ...

Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare ...

Asked whether the success of Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Hideki Matsui, Yu Darvish and others in MLB helped him make his decision, Morii responded in English: "Yes, of course." Matsui, a three ...

Asked whether the success of Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Hideki Matsui, Yu Darvish and others in MLB helped him make his decision, Morii responded in English: “Yes, of course." Matsui ...

Despite pursuing the two biggest Japanese superstars to come over to MLB in the past two years ... Japanese power-hitting prospect since Hideki Matsui. And it sounds like the Yankees are planning ...

As the first Japanese position player to succeed in MLB, he opened doors for stars like Shohei Ohtani and Hideki Matsui. His meticulous professionalism, global appeal, and contributions to the ...

Sasaki is officially able to negotiate with MLB teams, and given his international ... Plus, the team can call on former Yankees Hideki Matsui and Masahiro Tanaka to play up its connection to ...

passing Hideki Matsui, and he set the mark for most steals in a season by a Japanese player, passing Ichiro. And there's also this, from Sarah Langs of MLB.com: players with at least 1 season with ...