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.

The company also holds the licenses for the Japanese baseball and soccer leagues, as well as other entertainment properties, and Leiner said Fanatics sees the potential for the market to generate ...

He comes across as mature beyond his years when discussing the importance of finding something to fall back on after his baseball career is through. Most Japanese players — including Dodgers two ...

Last year’s World Series between the New York Yankees and the eventual champions, a Los Angeles Dodgers team led by Japanese phenom Shohei Ohtani, earned the best ratings in seven years.

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 ...

The games honored Japanese Americans who formed baseball teams at prison camps after they were forced to relocate during WWII. MANZANAR, Calif. — Swinging at the first pitch on a hallowed ...

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 ...