Second in a series Hideo Nomo possessed a famous stubbornness during his playing days. There were times when the power of persuasion had no chance with...
In a scary moment on the first day of spring training 2.0, New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was hit in the head by...
Throughout his adult life, the golf course has been Daisuke Shindo’s home away from home. A professional caddie since making his debut with Yusaku...
First in a series In the run-up to his unlikely selection as the National League starting pitcher for the 1995 MLB All-Star Game, Los Angeles Dodgers...
Major League Baseball is coming back. After contentious negotiations between the owners and the Major League Baseball Players Association led to an impasse...
(Feature Photo: Baseball: the 2020 Nippon pro baseball season has started.) The clock is ticking. MLB owners and the Major League Baseball...
June 2, 1995, is a monumental day in the annals of Japan’s baseball history. Twenty five years later, it’s an ideal time to revisit Hideo Nomo’s...
Shogo Akiyama is experiencing an unusual pause in his first spring as a Major League Baseball player. MLB called off the remainder of...
As 2019 comes to a close, we at JAPAN Forward are reflecting on the stories that moved Japan this year, and the stories our readers...
Shohei Otani, the designated hitter for the United States Major League team the Los Angeles Angels, hit for the cycle on Thursday, June 13, becoming...
It can safely be said that he has lived his pro baseball life to the fullest. At the news conference in Tokyo where he...
Ichiro Suzuki, the 45-year-old Major League Baseball superstar, announced on Thursday, March 21, that he is putting his baseball bat to rest after having played 9...