The Nippon Ham Fighters on Sunday finished at the top of the 12-team Japanese baseball preseason standings for the first time ...

Flamboyant manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo and his up-and-coming Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters may finally be ready to pose a ...

Japanese baseball has a rich history, but a series of structural factors stand in the way of it becoming a phenomenon in ...

Details of Val Snow's subsequent actions remain largely unknown. After entering the U.S., it is said he struggled as a long-distance truck driver. In May 2011, 37 years later, he passed away at the ...

Before showcasing his talents stateside, Shohei Ohtani used to ply his trade for Nippon Professional Baseball's Hokkaido ...

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters will be allowed to use their ... field is scheduled to open in March next year. But during an NPB meeting on Nov. 7, some attendees pointed out that the stadium ...

Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish, two legendary players with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, feature largely in the team’s new home stadium, but the ballpark is not ready for show-time just yet.

Shinjo (53) is one of the hottest coaches in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He is especially famous for his commitment ...