On Tuesday, first baseman Rintaro Sasaki made headlines by announcing his commitment to play for Stanford beginning in the 2025 season rather than enter Nippon Professional Baseball's draft.

What happens to baseball in Japan, to the country's pro league, if the stars all leave for the United States? About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu ...

Mazda is sponsoring this year’s All-Star Games for the Japanese pro baseball league. Yes, you read that right. By Noah Joseph. May 23, 2008 7:01 AM EDT ...

Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima, known in Japan as "Mr. Pro Baseball," has died at age 89, his former team, the Yomiuri Giants, announced.

“Japanese pro baseball has the potential of becoming Brazilian domestic football, where the best players go play in Europe and the kids play at home until they’re good enough to play in Europe ...

Japanese pitcher Ayami Sato has made history, becoming the first female player to sign with a men’s professional baseball team. Sato, 34, has joined the Canadian side Toronto Maple Leafs.

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later this year, reminders that some of the top talent in ...

TOKYO — Shigeo Nagashima, one of the most famous baseball players in Japanese history who was known as “Mr. Pro Baseball,” has died. He was 89. Nagashima died Tuesday in a hospital due to ...

“Japanese pro baseball has the potential of becoming Brazilian domestic football, where the best players go play in Europe and the kids play at home until they’re good enough to play in Europe ...

“Japanese pro baseball has the potential of becoming Brazilian domestic football, where the best players go play in Europe and the kids play at home until they’re good enough to play in Europe ...

What happens to baseball in Japan, to the country's pro league, if the stars all leave for the United States? There's a point of pride at home, but also a reason to worry.