By featuring Japanese icons like the samurai sword, Suzuki’s performance struck a chord with fans who cherish both baseball and their traditions. MLB underscored its historical relevance ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Some 100 million yen ($675,000) later, spent on 300-odd collectibles, renovations and security, the pair are the proud owners of a mini-museum dedicated to the Japanese baseball player inside ...

San Diego was home to a number of great Japanese American baseball players during the 1930s and ’40s. In 1936, Hideo Higashi won the Linn Platner Perpetual Baseball Trophy at San Diego State.

“So Shotaro could really be opening up a door here.” Since Hideo Nomo in the 1990s, nearly all Japanese baseball stars became NPB greats before coming to MLB. There was never a written rule ...