The now-retired Iwakuma will dispense his knowledge of pitching in his new job with the MLB club.
~~ The year is less than two weeks old, and already the global COVID-19 pandemic has made a major impact on what’s happening in Japanese sports....
~‘The Olympics are intended to be a forum where athletes can perform to their full potential in a safe, secure and fair environment. I hope the...
~~ As 2020 comes to a close, JAPAN Forward is highlighting notable sports team accomplishments and individual feats by Japanese teams and athletes, both here and...
Nomo did more than hold his own in his first MLB seasonーhe opened the world's eyes to the baseball talent that existed in Japan.
Seventh in a series Before they ever bonded as teammates, Tom Candiotti shared one thing in common with Hideo Nomo: Both had unusual pitching styles. When...
Chicago Cubs hurler Yu Darvish and Minnesota Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda placed second in voting for Major League Baseball’s Cy Young Award in the National...
Updated on November 2 at 12:35 a.m. Gymnastics superstar Kohei Uchimura tested positive for COVID-19 less than two weeks before an upcoming international competition in...
Sixth in a series Before Hideo Nomo baffled batters throughout the 1995 season, he was given a crash course about the Los Angeles Dodgers’ way of...
The author is on assignment this weekend, but it’s been a busy month so far. In last week’s Japan Sports Notebook, an overview of the...
Nowadays, baseball observers and participants don’t expect starting pitchers to go the distance. As the industry standard, complete games are a thing of the...
Fifth in a series It’s quite possible that Vin Scully attended more pro baseball games than anyone else in North America between 1950 and 2016. After...
