Baseball was introduced to Japan in the mid- to late-1800s, but it wasn’t until 1896 – when the first formal game was played between Japanese and Americans – that the sport took off.

Chicago Cubs star Seiya Suzuki has taken training to a new level after swapping his baseball bat for a samurai sword. Ahead of next week’s Tokyo Series, the Japanese outfielder was filmed ...

The two games begin on March 18 and will be played at 5:10 a.m. CST for fans who want to wake up before the sun and tune into some Cubs baseball ... sword and slicing baseballs at the seam. The ...

Using a katana in place of a bat, Suzuki showed off the sheer sharpness and power of the sword traditionally ... their own place in the culture of Japanese baseball. The great Sadaharu Oh, for ...

Baseball in Japan — the game is called "yakyu" (field ball) in Japanese — carries more of a rock-concert vibe than its American cousin. And with Shohei Ohtani teasing fans for a week in Tokyo ...