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.

“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 ...

Sasaki hit a Japanese high school-record 140 home runs and was projected to be the No. 1 pick in the Nippon Professional Baseball Draft, but decided to go to a U.S. college.

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

Suzuki referened the lone writer who did not give him a Hall of Fame vote, saying that a previous invitation to dinner had ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...