I was recently made aware of a Japanese professional baseball team known as the Nippon Ham Fighters,” Welsh said. ”I can`t get that name out of my head. What is a `Ham Fighter`? Why would a ...

Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball have M.L.B. experience. All of them played for the Mets. By Brad Lefton The Japanese phenom is expected to start Sunday ...

The Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league plan to draft hard-throwing high school pitching prospect Shohei Otani with the first pick of Wednesday's draft, Sanspo ...

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters touted the opening of their new home, Es Con Field Hokkaido, as the dawning of a new generation. Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Nippon Ham's charismatic manager, said he was ...

The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan announced yesterday that they’re bringing back righty Drew VerHagen on a one-year deal. The Vayner Sports client first joined the Fighters on a one ...

ES CON Field only has 50 feet of space for the foul territory. The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters will start their 2023 campaign and the Opening Day of the NPB season as they host the Tohoku Rakuten ...

Chusei Mannami of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters might have to be inspected by Nippon Professional Baseball because his right arm could be viewed as a lethal weapon. Earlier this week ...

A game-used jersey from Shohei Ohtani's 2017 season with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters has gone up for bidding at Grey Flannel Auctions (h/t TMZ Sports). The starting bid was $5,000 ...

The Nippon Ham Fighters came from behind to win the Pacific League Climax Series first stage Monday, two games to one, with a 5-2 Game 3 victory over the Lotte Marines. For the third time in their ...

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters will be allowed to use their new stadium for the 2023 season if they later complete renovation work to meet a Japanese baseball standard. The agreement was reached ...

OSAKA, Japan (AP) Highly touted Japanese pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani will be posted by the Nippon Ham Fighters, allowing him to sign with a major league team next season. ''Everyone in our ...